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Traditionally Modern: Acoustic & Electronic Fusion
No full textThe purpose of this project is to develop an album where the author will mainly play the role of a music producer for the artist Jesús Pineda, from composition and arrangement, to mixing and mastering. The main objective of this project is for the author to gain experience as a music producer, as well as to provide portfolio content of songs the author has produced. The project consists of eight songs where the artist Jesús Pineda and the author, producer William Nieves (Billy Nieves), will collaborate from start to finish, combining elements of traditionally acoustic music styles like Latin American music with modern electronic production in terms of arrangement, instrumentation, and overall sonic quality.https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-production-technology/1309/thumbnail.jp
Am I Too Fat? Bulimia as an Epidemic
No full text26 pages, 1 article*Am I Too Fat? Bulimia as an Epidemic* (Gonzalez, Beverly; Huerta-Sanchez, Emilia; Ortiz-Nieves, Angela; Vazquez-Alvarez, Terannie; Kribs-Zaleta, Christopher) 26 page
Synergus gabrieli Nieves-Aldrey & Medianero, sp. nov.
No full textSynergus gabrieli Nieves-Aldrey & Medianero sp. nov. (Figs. 2 A, 4 D, 5 L, 6 F, 7 F, 9 A, 11 C, 12 B, 14 A, 15 C, 16 F, 17 G, 20 A–B) Type material. Holotype ̩ (Fig. 20 A) (in Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain (MNCN), cardmounted. Cat. nº 2099). PANAMA, Chiriquí, Volcán Barú, 8 º 46 ' 36 08” N, 82 º 31 ' 39 03” W, 1,800–2,070 m; ex gall Neuroterus sp. on leaves of Quercus bumelioides (Fagaceae), gall collected 26.iii. 2009, E. Medianero leg. Paratypes: 6 3, 1̩, same data as holotype; 1 3, 2̩, same data but gall collected 30.i. 2008. Six paratypes in the MNCN, four paratypes in Maestría en Entomología, Universidad de Panamá (MEUP). Non-type material: 43, 2̩, Chiriquí, Renacimiento, 1,270 m, ex gall Andricus guatemalensis (Cameron) on Quercus lancifolia, 26.x. 2008; 13, 1̩, same date, but gall collected at Piedra Candela, 18.vi. 2008. 13, 2̩, Volcan Barú, ex gall Andricus guatemalensis on Quercus bumelioides, 30.i. 2008. 33, 2̩, Boquete, Alto Quiel, 1,600 m, ex gall Andricus guatemalensis on Quercus insignis, 19.xii. 2008. Etymology. Named after Gabriel, son of the junior author. Diagnosis and comments. A polyphagous, quite variable species; closely related to Synergus chiricanus, S. baruensis and S. luteus. Diagnostic characters of this species are the frontal carina being narrow and branched, faint before reaching the lateral ocelli; F 1 of the female antenna 1.3 as long as F 2, mesoscutum weakly coriarious with some minute closely spaced transverse rugae, metasomal T 2 + 3 with punctures very weak, forming a narrow band. Description. Body length 1.6 mm (range 1.50–1.66; N = 4) for females; 1.5 (range 1.19–1.58; N = 7) for males Female. Head yellow red, ocellar triangle, vertex medially and occiput black. Antenae yellow. Mesosoma black, excepting dorsolateral margin of pronotum yellow red and tegulae yellow. Metasoma black dorsally to brownish red posteriorly. Legs pale yellow. Forewing hyaline, veins pale yellow. Male similar coloration of female. Metasoma and forewing venation darker. Female. (Fig. 20 A). Head in dorsal view (Fig. 4 D) 2.1 times as wide as long. Genae not expanded behind compound eye. POL 1.6 times longer than OOL, posterior ocellus separated from inner orbit of eye by 1.4 times its diameter. Head in anterior view (Fig. 2 A) trapezoid, 1.2 times wider than high, genae not expanded behind eyes. Face weakly pubescent, with marked, high, strong irradiating carinae from clypeus, reaching ventral margin of eye and ventral margin of toruli, excepting the medial carina; the carinae are widely spaced, especially medially, the interspaces smooth. Ventral margin of clypeus weakly projected over mandibles. Malar space 0.6 as long as height of compound eye. Toruli size and relative separation as in the precedent species. Frons coriarious, weakly punctuate dorsally, frontal carinae narrow, faint before reaching lateral ocelli (Fig 4 D). Vertex and occiput coriarious, with weak rugae and moderately punctate (Figs. 2 A, 4 D). Female antenna with 14 segments (Fig. 5 L); flagellum slightly broadened towards apex. Relative lengths of antennal segments: 19: 12: 30: 23: 23: 22: 20: 17: 15: 15: 14: 13: 12: 21; pedicel 1.5 longer than wide; F 1 1.3 as long as F 2. Male antenna with 15 segments; F 1 slightly excaved medially and very weakly expanded basally and apically (Fig. 6 F). Mesosoma. Pronotum without lateral pronotal carina (Fig. 7 B). Lateral surface of pronotum with weaklyrugose sculpture. Mesoscutum (Fig. 9 A) with, very weak interrupted transverse rugae, the interspaces with coriarious sculpture. Notauli percurrent, narrow and moderately converging posteriorly, with of a notaulus posteriorly not as wide as transscutal fissure. Median mesoscutal impression not visible. Scutellar foveae ellipsoidal, smooth, anterior margins moderately diverging from the fissure transscutal, posterior margins discernible. Scutellum not margined, with moderate rugose sculpture, weaker medially (Fig. 9 A). Mesopleuron (Fig. 11 C) with regular horizontal striae extended on the speculum, the interspaces smooth, coriarious sculpture not apparent. Lateral propodeal carinae distinct, broad, slightly convergent posteriorly (Fig. 12 B). Median propodeal area smooth, with short pubescence. Nucha sulcate. Legs. Tarsal claw with secondary acute tooth measuring about 1 / 3 of length of apical tooth (Fig. 16 F). Forewing (Fig. 17 G) longer than body. Radial cell long, 3.4 times longer than wide. R 1 not well visible along margin of radial cell, narrowed and less pigmented, radial cell ambiguously closed; areolet indistinct; vein Rs+M invisible. Basal cell with widely spaced sparse setae. Apical margin of wing with a long fringe of setae. Metasoma (Fig. 14 A). First metasomal tergum longitudinally sulcate dorsally. Metasomal tergum T 2 + 3 fused, covering 4 / 5 parts of metasoma, smooth and shining, with minute, obsolete, micropunctures forming a narrow band posterodorsal to tergite. Anterolateral pubescence composed of a group of 4–5 setae. Projecting part of hypopygial spine slightly extended beyond attachment of lateral flap; apical setae not projected beyond apex spine (Fig. 15 C). Variation. S. gabrieli is a relatively common species that inhabits a moderately wide array of host cynipid galls. The variability of this species is accordingly high. Its variability is related not only to its coloration but also to the sculpture of the frons, vertex and mesoscutum, the relative average of antennal F 1 and F 2 and the shape of F 1 of the male antennae. It is possibile that that this variability may obscure the existence the some closely related cryptic species. Ongoing molecular DNA studies may answer this question in the future. Distribution. Chiriqui region, Panama. Biology. This new species is a polyphagous inquiline that shows a preference for attacking the leaf galls induced by Andricus guatemalensis (Fig. 21 D) and an undescribed species of Neuroterus (Fig. 21 E) on Quercus species of both the Quercus and Lobatae sections.Published as part of Nieves-Aldrey, Jose Luis & Medianero, Enrique, 2011, Taxonomy of inquilines of oak gall wasps of Panama, with description of eight new species of Synergus Hartig (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Synergini), pp. 1-47 in Zootaxa 2774 on pages 12-13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27687
Synergus gabrieli Nieves-Aldrey & Medianero, sp. nov.
No full textSynergus gabrieli Nieves-Aldrey & Medianero sp. nov. (Figs. 2 A, 4 D, 5 L, 6 F, 7 F, 9 A, 11 C, 12 B, 14 A, 15 C, 16 F, 17 G, 20 A–B) Type material. Holotype ̩ (Fig. 20 A) (in Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain (MNCN), cardmounted. Cat. nº 2099). PANAMA, Chiriquí, Volcán Barú, 8 º 46 ' 36 08” N, 82 º 31 ' 39 03” W, 1,800–2,070 m; ex gall Neuroterus sp. on leaves of Quercus bumelioides (Fagaceae), gall collected 26.iii. 2009, E. Medianero leg. Paratypes: 6 3, 1̩, same data as holotype; 1 3, 2̩, same data but gall collected 30.i. 2008. Six paratypes in the MNCN, four paratypes in Maestría en Entomología, Universidad de Panamá (MEUP). Non-type material: 43, 2̩, Chiriquí, Renacimiento, 1,270 m, ex gall Andricus guatemalensis (Cameron) on Quercus lancifolia, 26.x. 2008; 13, 1̩, same date, but gall collected at Piedra Candela, 18.vi. 2008. 13, 2̩, Volcan Barú, ex gall Andricus guatemalensis on Quercus bumelioides, 30.i. 2008. 33, 2̩, Boquete, Alto Quiel, 1,600 m, ex gall Andricus guatemalensis on Quercus insignis, 19.xii. 2008. Etymology. Named after Gabriel, son of the junior author. Diagnosis and comments. A polyphagous, quite variable species; closely related to Synergus chiricanus, S. baruensis and S. luteus. Diagnostic characters of this species are the frontal carina being narrow and branched, faint before reaching the lateral ocelli; F 1 of the female antenna 1.3 as long as F 2, mesoscutum weakly coriarious with some minute closely spaced transverse rugae, metasomal T 2 + 3 with punctures very weak, forming a narrow band. Description. Body length 1.6 mm (range 1.50–1.66; N = 4) for females; 1.5 (range 1.19–1.58; N = 7) for males Female. Head yellow red, ocellar triangle, vertex medially and occiput black. Antenae yellow. Mesosoma black, excepting dorsolateral margin of pronotum yellow red and tegulae yellow. Metasoma black dorsally to brownish red posteriorly. Legs pale yellow. Forewing hyaline, veins pale yellow. Male similar coloration of female. Metasoma and forewing venation darker. Female. (Fig. 20 A). Head in dorsal view (Fig. 4 D) 2.1 times as wide as long. Genae not expanded behind compound eye. POL 1.6 times longer than OOL, posterior ocellus separated from inner orbit of eye by 1.4 times its diameter. Head in anterior view (Fig. 2 A) trapezoid, 1.2 times wider than high, genae not expanded behind eyes. Face weakly pubescent, with marked, high, strong irradiating carinae from clypeus, reaching ventral margin of eye and ventral margin of toruli, excepting the medial carina; the carinae are widely spaced, especially medially, the interspaces smooth. Ventral margin of clypeus weakly projected over mandibles. Malar space 0.6 as long as height of compound eye. Toruli size and relative separation as in the precedent species. Frons coriarious, weakly punctuate dorsally, frontal carinae narrow, faint before reaching lateral ocelli (Fig 4 D). Vertex and occiput coriarious, with weak rugae and moderately punctate (Figs. 2 A, 4 D). Female antenna with 14 segments (Fig. 5 L); flagellum slightly broadened towards apex. Relative lengths of antennal segments: 19: 12: 30: 23: 23: 22: 20: 17: 15: 15: 14: 13: 12: 21; pedicel 1.5 longer than wide; F 1 1.3 as long as F 2. Male antenna with 15 segments; F 1 slightly excaved medially and very weakly expanded basally and apically (Fig. 6 F). Mesosoma. Pronotum without lateral pronotal carina (Fig. 7 B). Lateral surface of pronotum with weaklyrugose sculpture. Mesoscutum (Fig. 9 A) with, very weak interrupted transverse rugae, the interspaces with coriarious sculpture. Notauli percurrent, narrow and moderately converging posteriorly, with of a notaulus posteriorly not as wide as transscutal fissure. Median mesoscutal impression not visible. Scutellar foveae ellipsoidal, smooth, anterior margins moderately diverging from the fissure transscutal, posterior margins discernible. Scutellum not margined, with moderate rugose sculpture, weaker medially (Fig. 9 A). Mesopleuron (Fig. 11 C) with regular horizontal striae extended on the speculum, the interspaces smooth, coriarious sculpture not apparent. Lateral propodeal carinae distinct, broad, slightly convergent posteriorly (Fig. 12 B). Median propodeal area smooth, with short pubescence. Nucha sulcate. Legs. Tarsal claw with secondary acute tooth measuring about 1 / 3 of length of apical tooth (Fig. 16 F). Forewing (Fig. 17 G) longer than body. Radial cell long, 3.4 times longer than wide. R 1 not well visible along margin of radial cell, narrowed and less pigmented, radial cell ambiguously closed; areolet indistinct; vein Rs+M invisible. Basal cell with widely spaced sparse setae. Apical margin of wing with a long fringe of setae. Metasoma (Fig. 14 A). First metasomal tergum longitudinally sulcate dorsally. Metasomal tergum T 2 + 3 fused, covering 4 / 5 parts of metasoma, smooth and shining, with minute, obsolete, micropunctures forming a narrow band posterodorsal to tergite. Anterolateral pubescence composed of a group of 4–5 setae. Projecting part of hypopygial spine slightly extended beyond attachment of lateral flap; apical setae not projected beyond apex spine (Fig. 15 C). Variation. S. gabrieli is a relatively common species that inhabits a moderately wide array of host cynipid galls. The variability of this species is accordingly high. Its variability is related not only to its coloration but also to the sculpture of the frons, vertex and mesoscutum, the relative average of antennal F 1 and F 2 and the shape of F 1 of the male antennae. It is possibile that that this variability may obscure the existence the some closely related cryptic species. Ongoing molecular DNA studies may answer this question in the future. Distribution. Chiriqui region, Panama. Biology. This new species is a polyphagous inquiline that shows a preference for attacking the leaf galls induced by Andricus guatemalensis (Fig. 21 D) and an undescribed species of Neuroterus (Fig. 21 E) on Quercus species of both the Quercus and Lobatae sections.Published as part of Nieves-Aldrey, Jose Luis & Medianero, Enrique, 2011, Taxonomy of inquilines of oak gall wasps of Panama, with description of eight new species of Synergus Hartig (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Synergini), pp. 1-47 in Zootaxa 2774 on pages 12-13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27687
Synergus ramoni Nieves-Aldrey & Medianero, sp. nov.
No full textSynergus ramoni Nieves-Aldrey & Medianero sp. nov. (Figs. 1 C, 3 F, 5 C, 6 G, 7 B, 8 C, 10 C, 12 D, 13 F, 16 B, 17 C, 18 E–F) Type material. Holotype ̩ (Fig. 18 F) (in Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain (MNCN), cardmounted. Cat. nº 2097). PANAMA, Chiriquí, Boquete, El Salto, 8 º 47 ' 32.08 ” N, 82 º 27 ' 37.09 ” W, 1,431 m; ex gall of an unidentified cynipid genus on twigs of Quercus salicifolia Née (Fagaceae) (Fig. 22 A), gall collected 27.xi. 2008, E. Medianero leg. Paratypes: 13, 1̩, same data as holotype; 13,1̩, Boquete, Road to Volcancito, 1,404 m, 22.x. 2008. E. Medianero leg. In the MNCN. Additionally, 1 ̩ paratype of the type series was dissected for SEM observation (in the MNCN). Etymology. Named after Ramón Hernández, dear friend of the first author, in acknowledgment of his invaluable help in the first collecting trip of oak gall wasps of Panama, which led to this study. Diagnosis and comments. This species is closely related to S. mesoamericanus, being similar in a majority of their diagnostic morphological characters. It differs from that species with respect to its black coloration, narrower head, larger ocellar triangle and the posterior ocelli being closest to the margin of eyes. Furthermore, the frons is more closely punctate, and the frontal carinae are less marked in S. ramoni; the sculpture of mesopleuron is weaker; the speculum is partially smooth; and the radial cell is 2.8 times as long as wide (less than 2.5 in S. mesoamericanus). Description. Body length 2.75 mm (range 2.69–2.77; N = 3) for females; 2.41 (range 2.21–2.61; N = 2) for males. Head, mesosoma and metasoma predominantly black; mouthparts and sides of frons near the toruli yellowish; metasoma ventrally red brown; antennae blackish yellow; distal half less dark. Legs mainly black, apex of femora and tibiae and tarsi dark yellowish. Forewing hyaline, slightly darkened; veins brown. The male differ in having entirely the face, genae, and the antennal flagellum yellowish. Female. Head in dorsal view (Fig. 3 F) 1.9 times as wide as long. Gena not expanded behind compound eye. POL 1.6 times longer than OOL, posterior ocellus separated from inner orbit of eye by 1.3 times its diameter. Head in anterior view (Fig. 1 C) narrow, only 1.1 times wider than high, genae very slightly expanded, strongly punctate. Face moderately pubescent, with marked, irregular, irradiating carinae from clypeus, reaching ventral margin of eye and ventral margin of toruli; branched near compound eyes. Ventral margin of clypeus straight not projected over mandibles. Malar space 0.6 as long as height of compound eye. Toruli situated slightly below mid-height of compound eye; distance between toruli short, shorter than diameter of a torulus; distance between mesal margin of compound eye and lateral margin of a torulus shorter than diameter of a torulus, including rim. Frons closely and conspicuously punctate, frontal carinae present but obscured by the punctate sculpture (Figs. 1 C, 3 F). Vertex and occiput rugose-punctate. Female antenna with 14 segments (Fig. 5 C); flagellum filiform. Relative lengths of antennal segments: 19: 11: 27: 18: 19: 19: 19: 17: 15: 15: 14: 13: 13: 22; Pedicel 1.4 as long as wide; F 1 1.5 as long as F 2. Ultimate flagellomere 1.7 times longer as long as F 11. Placodeal sensillae on F 8 –F 11 disposed in one single row of 2–4 visible sensillae in each flagellomere. Male antenna with 15 segments; F 1 excaved medially and moderately expanded apically (Fig. 6 G). Mesosoma. Pronotum without a lateral pronotal carina (Fig. 7 B). Lateral surface of pronotum with rugosepunctate sculpture. Mesoscutum (Fig. 8 C) with marked, undulate transverse rugae, the interspaces with coriarious sculpture. Notauli percurrent, well impressed, wider posteriorly, wider than transscutal fissure; moderately converging posteriorly. Median mesoscutal impression visible but shallowly impressed. Anteroadmedian signa well marked. Scutellar foveae ellipsoidal, with some rugose sculpture, anterior margins widely divergent from the fissure transscutal, posterior margins indistinct. Scutellum with rugose sculpture; not margined laterally and posterodorsally (Figs. 8 C, 10 C). Mesopleuron (Fig. 10 C) medially with weak longitudinal striae, the interspaces with coriarious sculpture, the striae being weak and hardly visible dorsolaterally in the speculum (Fig. 10 C). Lateral propodeal carinae distinct, broad, subparallel. Median propodeal area pubescent, with some vertical rugae prolonged into the nucha. Nucha strongly sulcate, dorsally and laterally. Legs. Tarsal claw (Fig. 16 B) with base produced into a small secondary acute tooth measuring about 1 / 4 of length of apical tooth. Forewing (Fig. 17 C). Radial cell 2.8 times longer than wide. All the veins well pigmented, R 1 well visible along margin of radial cell, the radial cell appearing unambiguously closed (Fig. 17 C; areolet distinct; vein Rs+M visible. Basal cell with dense, closely spaced setae. Apical margin of wing with a short fringe of setae. Metasoma (Fig. 13 F). As long as head plus mesosoma. First metasomal tergum longitudinally sulcate dorsally. Metasomal tergum T 2 + 3 fused, smooth and shining, covering almost the entire metasoma; without micropunctures; anteromedian area only with a group of about 14 setae. Projecting part of hypopygial spine slightly extended beyond attachment of lateral flap; apical setae not projected beyond apex spine. Distribution. Known only from the type locality near Boquete and Volcán Barú (Chiriqui, Panama). Biology. Synergus ramoni inhabits twig galls on Quercus salicifolia (Quercus, Lobata section). The host gall is irregularly spherical and develops on twigs (Fig. 22 A). The host cynipid was not reared, and it is unknown.Published as part of Nieves-Aldrey, Jose Luis & Medianero, Enrique, 2011, Taxonomy of inquilines of oak gall wasps of Panama, with description of eight new species of Synergus Hartig (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Synergini), pp. 1-47 in Zootaxa 2774 on pages 8-9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27687
Disholcaspis bisethiae Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey, sp. nov.
No full textDisholcaspis bisethiae Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey sp. nov. (Figs. 3, 4, 5 C–D & 6 D–F) Type material. Holotype Ƥ (Fig. 5 C) (in Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain, card mounted. Cat nº 2109). PANAMA, Chiriquí, Renacimiento, 8 º 49 ' 58 7 ” N, 82 º 44 ' 44 5 ” W, 1270 m; ex gall on stems of Quercus lancifolia Schledl & Cham. (Fagaceae), gall collected 22.i. 2009, insect emerged 23.i. 2009, E. Medianero leg. Paratypes: 4 Ƥ, same data as holotype; 1 Ƥ same data as holotype, but collected 18.vi. 2008, insect emerged vii. 2008, E. Medianero leg. Four paratypes in MNCN, one paratype in Maestría en Entomología, Universidad de Panamá (MEUP). Additionally, 2 Ƥ paratype of the type series were dissected for SEM observation (in MNCN). Etymology. Named after Biseth Araúz, wife of the first author. Diagnosis and comments. Closely similar to D. bettyannae described above in color and a majority of morphological characteristics. The two species can be readily distinguished using the key for the identification of Disholcaspis of Panama provided in this article. Like D. bettyannae, D. bisethiae resembles in coloration D. quercusvirens Ashmead, D. unicolor Kinsey and D. mamillana Weld, but differs from them in the characteristics described in the diagnosis of the first described species. Description. Female body length 3.58 mm (range 3.17–3.72; N = 6). Head, mesosoma, metasoma shining amber to brown, with two last segments of antenna, anteroadmedian signa area, parapsidal signa, median propodeal area, posteromedial metasoma area, sternum, last segment of maxillary palp, labial palp and claws dark brown to black. Legs yellowish brown. Forewing slightly yellowish brown, veins dark brown. Female. Head rudely alutaceous, strongly pubescent, with piliferous punctures, in dorsal view about 3.0 x wider than long. POL 1.75 x longer than OOL, posterior ocellus separated from inner orbit of eye by 1.6 x its longest diameter. Head in anterior view 1.27 x wider than high (Fig. 3 A). Genae slightly expanded behind eyes. Vertex, frons, genae pubescent with sparse, shorter setae; face, occiput more heavenly pubescent, with relatively long setae. Clypeus trapezoidal, 1.6 x wider than high, shining alutaceous, with long setae ventrally, ventral margin slightly sinuate, projected over mandibles. Anterior tentorial pits conspicuous; epistomal sulcus indistinct, clypeopleurostomal lines distinct. Malar space 0.38 x height of compound eye, without malar sulcus and radiating striae from clypeus virtually absent. Distance between antennal rim of torulus and compound eye 1.07 x its width including rim. Ocellar plate slightly raised. Head, posterior view (Fig. 3 B). Distance between occipital and oral foramina 1.27 x height of occipital foramen. Occiput without occipital carina, with some transversal rugae dorso-lateral to occipital foramen. Hypostomal sulci separated at hypostoma. Mouthparts (Fig. 3 B) as in diagnosis preceding species, but cardo of maxillae visible. Antenna 0.6 x as long as body (Fig. 3 C); with 12 flagellomeres, flagellum not broadening towards apex; with relatively long, erect setae and elongate placodeal sensilla visible only on F 4 –F 12. F 1 -F 6 long and slender, gradually decreasing in length. F 7 -F 12 short, wide. Relative lengths of antennal segments: 19: 13: 39: 39: 30: 29: 24: 20: 15: 18: 12: 12: 10: 17. Pedicel, globose, small, 0.7 as long as scape; F 1 as long as F 2 (Fig. 3 D). F 12 1.9 x longer than wide, 1.7 x as long as F 11 (Fig. 3 E). Mesosoma. Smooth to finely alutaceous, densely pubescent with piliferous punctures, 1.23 x broader than long in dorsal view, 1.2 x as long as high in lateral view. Pronotum as D. bettyannae. Mesonotum. Mesoscutum (Fig. 4 A), smooth to alutaceous, densely, uniformly pubescent, with piliferous punctures. Notauli distinct posteriorly, medially, faint anteriorly, crossed by transversal rugae, convergent posteriorly. Anteroadmedian signa and parapsidal signa visible. Median mesoscutal impression absent. Scutellum (Fig. 4 A), rounded, about 0.4 x as long as mesoscutum, strongly reticulate-rugose and moderately pubescent. Scutellar foveae ellipsoidal, confluent medially, with some longitudinal rugae, indistinctly margined posteriorly. Scutellum, in lateral view extended posteriorly over dorsellum. Mesopleuron (Fig. 3 G) as in preceding species. Metanotum (Fig. 4 B). Metapectal-propodeal complex. Metapleural sulcus reaching posterior margin of mesopectus at about mid-height of metapectal-propodeal complex (Fig. 3 G). Lateral propodeal carinae arched, poorly defined, with some secondary strong rugae laterally and dorsally on bare median propodeal area (Fig. 4 B), lateral propodeal area densely pubescent; nucha rugose. Legs. Metatarsal claw bearing a strong basal tooth (Fig. 4 C). Forewing (Fig. 5 D). As long as body, radial cell 3.6 x longer than wide; open along anterior margin; areolet small, triangular. Rs well pigmented, slightly bowed, vein 2 r slightly angulated but not prolonged by stump into radial cell. Hair fringe on apical margin moderately long. Metasoma (Fig. 4 D). Smooth and shiny; large, as long as head and mesosoma combined; in lateral view 1.1 x as high as long. T 3 covering about 2 / 3 of metasoma; without micropunctures; with a patch of dense setae in its anteromedial area. Projecting part of hypopygial spine, (Fig. 4 E); about 2.75 x as long as wide; lateral margins of hypopygial spine with long setae projecting over apical end of the spine, but not forming a terminal tuft. Gall (Fig. 6 D–F) Globular, monothalamic, with more or less distinct nipple at apex of some galls; hard, with felt-like covering, growing in clusters of two to ten galls (Fig. 6 E). Brown when fresh and dark brown to black when old (Fig. 6 D). Internally similar to gall of D. bettyannae (Fig. 6 F). Diameter 8 to 14 mm. Formed in twigs of Quercus lancifolia. The gall most closely resembles that of D. mamma Walsh, known from USA. Distribution. Disholcaspis bisethiae was found to 1270 m a.s.l. at Cotito, Finca Hill and Piedra de Candela, Renacimiento district, in western Panama, Chiriquí Province, near the border with Costa Rica. Biology. Only the asexual generation of D. bisethiae is known, inducing detachable galls on stems of Q. lancifolia. Galls are found between December–April, during the dry season, and the insects emerge in the same season.Published as part of Medianero, Enrique & Nieves-Aldrey, José Luis, 2011, First record of the genus Disholcaspis Dalla Torre & Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) in the Neotropics, with description of two new species from Panama, pp. 23-33 in Zootaxa 2802 on pages 28-30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27704
Trazos de palabras y memorias: estrategias visuales en Palimpsesto [Cuaderno de Dinamarca] de Nieves Rodríguez Rodríguez
No full textThis article analyses the play Palimpsesto [Cuaderno de Dinamarca] by Nieves Rodríguez Rodríguez, placing special emphasis on the visual strategies employed by the author to structure the text and convey meanings that enrich the verbal language. The work deals with the theme of childhood Republican exile through the family history of Manuel Rodríguez, the author's grandfather.El artículo se propone analizar la pieza Palimpsesto [Cuaderno de Dinamarca] de Nieves Rodríguez Rodríguez, con especial énfasis en las estrategias visuales empleadas por la autora para estructurar el texto y transmitir significados que enriquecen el lenguaje verbal. La obra aborda el tema del exilio republicano infantil a través de la historia familiar de Manuel Rodríguez, abuelo de la autora
De mestizos y guerras. In(ter)venciones políticas y sociales en Jorge o El hijo del pueblo (1892) de María Nieves y Bustamante
No full textThe following article studies Jorge or The Son of the People (1892) by María Nieves y Bustamante. Our objective is to demonstrate that in this novel the main events of the Peruvian civil war of 1856-1858 are recreated, but also that the author of this text intends to give a different meaning to these events, in order to justify thebehavior that the ruling class of Arequipa had in such a conflict. Likewise, it is desired to prove that in the novel by Nieves and Bustamante it is suggested to make changes in the social structure, but these are barely superficial. The hypothesis that is supported is that its author wrote this novel to intervene in the public sphere, a symbolic space in which she was not allowed to act because she was a woman. The strategy of Nieves and Bustamante was to represent the war, which earned him an opinion on a series of political and social aspects of his time, such as, for example, the treatment that elites gave to subalternized groups, the place assigned to women in public affairs, the type of social group that should lead society.El siguiente artículo estudia Jorge o El hijo del pueblo (1892) de María Nieves y Bustamante. Nuestro objetivo es demostrar que en esta novela se recrean los principales eventos de la guerra civil peruana de 1856-1858, pero también, que la autora de este texto pretende darles un sentido distinto a dichos eventos, con el fin de justificar el comportamiento que la clase dirigente de Arequipa tuvo en tal conflicto. Asimismo, se desea probar que en la novela de Nieves y Bustamante se sugiere realizar cambios en la estructura social, pero estos son apenas superficiales. La hipótesis que se sostiene es que su autora escribió esta novela para intervenir en la esfera pública, espacio simbólico restringido para las mujeres. en el que no le estaba permitido actuar debido a que era una mujer. La estrategia de Nieves y Bustamante fue representar la guerra, lo que le valió opinar sobre una serie de aspectos políticos y sociales de su época, como, por ejemplo, el trato que le otorgaban las élites a los grupos subalternizados, el lugar que se le tenía asignado a la mujer en los asuntos públicos, el tipo de grupo social que debería conducir la sociedad
Of mestizos and wars. Political and social in(ter)ventions in Jorge o El hijo del pueblo (1892) by María Nieves y Bustamante
No full textThe following article studies Jorge or The Son of the People (1892) by María Nieves y Bustamante. Our objective is to demonstrate that in this novel the main events of the Peruvian civil war of 1856-1858 are recreated, but also that the author of this text intends to give a different meaning to these events, in order to justify the behavior that the ruling class of Arequipa had in such a conflict. Likewise, it is desired to prove that in the novel by Nieves and Bustamante it is suggested to make changes in the social structure, but these are barely superficial. The hypothesis that is supported is that its author wrote this novel to intervene in the public sphere, a symbolic space in which she was not allowed to act because she was a woman. The strategy of Nieves and Bustamante was to represent the war, which earned him an opinion on a series of political and social aspects of his time, such as, for example, the treatment that elites gave to subalternized groups, the place assigned to women in public affairs, the type of social group that should lead society
The effect of physical activity on the health-related quality of life of college students
No full textCollege students are increasingly suffering from various health conditions, such as depression and anxiety. Coincidentally, most college students are sedentary as more than half are not meeting the physical activity recommendations to stay healthy. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the relationship between the physical activity (PA) level and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of college students. Health-related quality of life is a multifaceted measure utilized to assess an individual’s physical, emotional, mental, and social functioning. This study also sought to understand how factors such as gender, age, academic classification, residence status, and previous high school and club sports involvement influence this relationship. Finally, the study aimed to assess how differences in these variables and in PA level influence HRQoL. Participants included 597 college students from a private university. A revised 4-factor version of the Short Form-36 (SF-36) was utilized to assess HRQoL. A statically significant positive correlation was found between PA level and three factors of HRQoL. Differences in HRQoL were found between PA level (sedentary, moderate PA, vigorous PA). The results suggest that PA level was associated with a higher HRQoL across three of the 4-factor SF-36 subscales (physical functioning, role limits due to emotional health problems, and positive emotional energy). Campus staff and health professionals could utilize these findings to educate college students about the benefits of regularly engaging in moderate or vigorous PA
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