02456nas a2200241 4500008004100000022002500041245008800066210006900154260001500223300001200238490000700250520166700257653001001924653001901934653002401953653002001977100002301997700003502020700003602055700001702091700002702108856007902135 2018 eng d a0122-7483, 2027-135200aSoil macrofauna in areas with different ages after Pinus patula clearcutting0 aSoil macrofauna in areas with different ages after iPinus patula c13/12/2018 a383-4170 v233 a

In Andean high montane areas, the establishment of exotic tree forests changes the soil dynamics and its biodiversity. Soil macrofauna act as indicators of ecosystem successional processes, and may have an important role in ecological restoration processes after clear cutting exotic tree plantations. The aim of the present study was to understand how soil macrofaunal assemblies change in areas with different ages post clear cutting of Pinus patula, and to identify the soil physico-chemical variables that better explain these variations. The macrofauna in a high montane forest was evaluated along with that of three areas with different ages post clearcutting: 0, 2.5, and 5 years after clearcutting (Yac). The effect of soil physico chemical variables on macrofauna abundance was also evaluated. Macrofauna composition changed after clearcutting. Macrofauna abundance, richness, and diversity were lower in the 0 Yac area than in the other areas. Moreover, the macrofuna similarity to the reference forest did not increase with the years after clearcutting. This is due to the changes in soil characteristics, triggered by clearcutting. Slope, temperature, bulk density, real density, loam, pH, P, Na and K were the soil variales with a positive effect on the macrofauna abundance. These physico-chemical variables should be considered when designing restoration plans for Andean forest ecosystems. Moreover, Diplopoda, Coleoptera and Chilopoda might be useful to monitor and evaluate restoration processes after Pinus spp. clearcutting, because of their high abundance, diversity and relationship with environmental conditions.

10aAndes10amontane forest10arestoration ecology10aSoil macrofauna1 aTulande-M, Esteban1 aBarrera-Cataño, Jose, Ignacio1 aAlonso-Malaver, Carlos, Eduardo1 aBasto, Sofia1 aMorantes-Ariza, Carlos uhttps://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/scientarium/article/view/1914101608nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245015300055210006900208260001500277300001200292490000900304520081100313653001801124653001001142653001601152653001701168653001501185100002301200700002101223700003201244700002401276856006601300 2020 eng d a1175-532600aA remarkable Newportia from the Colombian Andes, with the proposition of a new subgenus (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopocryptopidae, Newportiinae)0 aremarkable iNewportiai from the Colombian Andes with the proposi c06/10/2020 a228-2380 v48593 a

A new monotypic subgenus Newportia (Andeocryptops) subgen. n is described based on 18 specimens of N. (A.) shelleyi sp. n. This form is endemic to the Colombian Andes showing the following unique combination of morphological features: very short and thin, a cylindrical and not segmented ultimate tarsus 2, a “spinning-spur” (see below) on the ultimate tarsus 1, short paramedian sutures close to the anterior and posterior margins of cephalic plate, a tibial lateral spur and a glandular pore fields in the ultimate femur. An identification key to the Newportia subgenera, as well as a key to the Ectonocryptops, Ectonocryptoides and Andeocryptops species are included.

10aAndeocryptops10aAndes10anew species10aNewportiinae10aSoil fauna1 aTulande-M, Esteban1 aPrado, César, C1 aGalvis-Jiménez, Sebastián1 aChagas-Jr, Amazonas uhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4859.2.303793nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245018100055210006900236260001600305300001200321490000900333520296900342653001203311653001003323653001603333653001503349653002103364653001303385100002103398700002903419856011503448 2018 eng d a1175-532600aA new distinctive species of Barydesmus (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Platyrhacidae) from Ecuador, with an annotated bibliographical checklist of the American Platyrhacidae0 anew distinctive species of emBarydesmusem Diplopoda Polydesmida  cJun-09-2019 a245-2730 v44823 a

Currently with 85 named species, the family Platyrhacidae in America is still poorly studied, particularly regarding Barydesmus Cook, 1896, the most diversified among the American genera. The center of diversification of Barydesmus lies in the northern third of the Andes Mountains, a megadiverse region where surely more species of these large, conspicuous diplopods await description. Here we present a new species, Barydesmus nangaritza sp. nov., easily diagnosable by the shape of the paranota, unique among the American Platyrhacidae. We provide also an updated bibliographical, annotated checklist of the whole family in America, with the aim of encouraging further studies in the group. The checklist includes the following new combinations under the genus Barydesmus: Barydesmus acanthopleurus (Hoffman, 1960) comb. nov., B. acanthosternus (Brölemann, 1900) comb. nov., B. acompus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. aequinoctius (Attems, 1914) comb. nov., B. affinis (Brölemann, 1919) comb. nov., B. andinus (Cook, 1896) comb. nov., B. azulae (Kraus, 1956) comb. nov., B. balsapuertus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. bifasciatus (Silvestri, 1897) comb. nov., B. bombonus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. broelemanni (Attems, 1914) comb. nov., B. brunnior (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. celinus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. chuncho (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. clathratus (Gervais, 1847) comb. nov., B. comptus Cook, 1896 comb. nov., B. contayus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. dunalii (Gervais, 1847) comb. nov., B. exsul (Cook, 1896) comb. nov., B. festae (Silvestri, 1897) comb. nov., B. fuscatus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. helophorus (Attems, 1899) comb. nov., B. incus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. javarynus (Schubart, 1950) comb. nov., B. leucus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. loretus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. manserichus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. medius (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. obscurus (Kraus, 1955) comb. nov., B. orellanus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. pococki (Brölemann, 1911) comb. nov., B. retentus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. riparius (Carl, 1902) comb. nov., B. rufipes (Koch, 1847) comb. nov., B. scaber (Koch, 1847) comb. nov., B. socius (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. strenuus (Silvestri, 1897) comb. nov., B. tambonus (Chamberlin, 1952) comb. nov., B. tapichus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. trichotypus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov., B. utoquinius (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov. and B. zygethus (Chamberlin, 1941) comb. nov.

10aAmerica10aAndes10adescription10amillipedes10anew combinations10aTaxonomy1 aRecuero, Ernesto1 aSánchez-Vialas, Alberto uhttps://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.4482.2https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4482.2.2