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Virgil Suarez, 27th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textVirgil Suarez is a Professor in the MFA Creative Writing Program at Florida State University. He received his M.F.A. from Louisiana State University in 1987. Suarez was born in Cuba in 1962. He specializes in creative writing (fiction and poetry) and Latino/a (especially Cuban-American) literature. He is the author of over fifteen books of prose and fiction including 90 Miles (Selected & New Poems) forthcoming in 2005 from the University of Pittsburgh Press, The Soviet Circus Visits Havana & Other Stories (University of Arizona Press, 2004), Landscapers & Dreams (Lousiana Literature Press, 2003) Vespers: Spirituality in America (University of Iowa Press, 2003), and Guide to the Blue Tongue (University of Illinois Press, 2002). Honors include the G. MacCarthur Poetry Prize, 2002, the Book Expo America/Latino Literature Hall of Fame Poetry Prize for best book of poetry (Banyan, LSU Press), several Pushcart Prize nominations, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts
FIGURES 13–15 in First records of Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Colombia, with description of a new species from arid zones of a Tropical dry forest
No full textFIGURES 13–15. Pieza globosa Ramos-Pastrana, Córdoba-Suarez & Evenhuis, sp. nov. (LEUA-55137). Female. 13, Habitus, left lateral view; 13a, Detail of prescutum, anepisternum and anepimeron; 14, Terminalia; a, detail of the genital fork and sperm pump; b, detail of the spermathecal reservoir; 15, Terminalia illustration.Published as part of Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Córdoba-Suarez, Eric, 2023, First records of Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Colombia, with description of a new species from arid zones of a Tropical dry forest, pp. 364-374 in Zootaxa 5343 (4) on page 368, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/833448
FIGURES 7–12 in First records of Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Colombia, with description of a new species from arid zones of a Tropical dry forest
No full textFIGURES 7–12. Pieza globosa Ramos-Pastrana, Córdoba-Suarez & Evenhuis, sp. nov. (LEUA-55136). Male. 7, Terminalia lateral view; 8, Terminalia illustration lateral view; 9, Epandrium and cerci, posterior view; 10, Epandrium and cerci illustration posterior view; 11, Terminalia ventral view; 12, Terminalia illustration ventral view.Published as part of Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Córdoba-Suarez, Eric, 2023, First records of Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Colombia, with description of a new species from arid zones of a Tropical dry forest, pp. 364-374 in Zootaxa 5343 (4) on page 367, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/833448
FIGURES 16–19 in First records of Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Colombia, with description of a new species from arid zones of a Tropical dry forest
No full textFIGURES 16–19. Pieza rafaeli Mendes, Lamas, Evenhuis & Limeira-de-Oliveira, 2019. (LEUA-55202). Female. 16, Habitus, left lateral view; 17, Head, frontal view; 18, Thorax, dorsal view; 19, Abdomen, dorsal view.Published as part of Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Córdoba-Suarez, Eric, 2023, First records of Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Colombia, with description of a new species from arid zones of a Tropical dry forest, pp. 364-374 in Zootaxa 5343 (4) on page 371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/833448
FIGURES 20–21 in First records of Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Colombia, with description of a new species from arid zones of a Tropical dry forest
No full textFIGURES 20–21. Pieza rafaeli Mendes, Lamas, Evenhuis & Limeira-de-Oliveira, 2019. (LEUA-55202). Female. 20, Terminalia; a, detail of the genital fork; b, detail of the sperm pump; c, detail of the spermathecal reservoir; 21, Terminalia illustration.Published as part of Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Córdoba-Suarez, Eric, 2023, First records of Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Colombia, with description of a new species from arid zones of a Tropical dry forest, pp. 364-374 in Zootaxa 5343 (4) on page 372, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/833448
Remorse: The 14 Stories of Eric Morse
No full textThis gripping and compelling program probed the death of Eric Morse, a five-year-old boy thrown from the 14th-floor window of a Chicago housing project in October 1994 by two other boys, themselves just 10 and 11 years old. Apparently, Eric`s capital crime was refusing to steal candy for the older boys. While mainstream media catapulted the story into national prominence, even garnering the attention of the President, it took two young reporters, residents of the same housing development in which the crime took place, to capture the true meaning and lasting impact of this tragedy. LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman, under the tutelage of talented NPR producer David Isay, present a stirring, provocative and deeply felt document of the life, death, and legacy of Eric Morse, as well as the millions of others who share his circumstance of being born into a community surrounded by drugs, violence, and a future often devoid of hope. Yet, the skillful journalism of LeAlan and Lloyd, their enthusiasm, their love for family and community, are ennobling, and demonstrate that views of ghetto life in America are often stereotypical and inaccurate. For providing a riveting personal portrait of contemporary life in urban America, and for preserving the memory of their young neighbor, a Peabody to "Remorse: The 14 Stories of Eric Morse.
Asymphyloptera miraflorensis Ramos-Pastrana & Córdoba-Suarez & Sinclair 2023, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Asymphyloptera miraflorensis</i> sp. nov. <p>(Figs 1–7, 15–16)</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> Postpedicel trapezoidal with a few shorter, yellow scattered setae, apical setae longer; ocellar setae slender, about ½ length of postpedicel; pleura brown on anterior half, light brown on posterior half; 3 dorsocentral setae, middle dorsocentral setae offset; crossvein h weakly defined; phallus strongly arched posteriorly, apex tapered to narrow point, with an expanded surrounding membrane.</p> <p> <b>Description. MALE</b> (holotype). Head (Fig. 1). Brown pruinose. Postpedicel trapezoidal with a few shorter yellow scattered setae, apical setae longer; slender apical extension arising subapically (Fig. 2). Ocellar setae slender, about ½ length of postpedicel. Labrum slightly shorter than clypeus; palpus brown, subequal in length to labrum, tapered to slender apex (Fig. 1).</p> <p>Pleura brown in anterior half, light brown in posterior half (Fig. 1). Chaetotaxy stout; 1 short, slender postpronotal seta; 2 stout notopleural setae, lower seta slightly shorter; 3 dorsocentral setae, middle dorsocentral seta offset; 2 apical scutellar setae, subequal in length to dorsocentral setae, lacking lateral scutellar setae (Fig. 3). Legs (Fig. 1). Coxae and trochanters yellowish; femora dark brown, except ventrally yellowish; fore femur slightly wider than middle and hind, with two rows of slender setae ventrally; mid and hind femora slender, about 0.5× thickness of fore femur, with two rows of short, yellowish setae dorsally, one anterior and one posterior; tibiae brown with row of short setae, in fore tibia ventral most strong; hind tibia with apical comb. Wing length 1.4 mm (Fig. 4); crossvein h weakly defined; base of wing with slender setulae along posterior margin. Halter brown.</p> <p>Male terminalia (Figs 5–6). Cercus with anterior lobe not produced and narrow posterior lobe. Hypandrium prolonged as broad, paired postgonites; apical margin of postgonite acute, not extended anteriorly. Epandrium narrow medially, with upper margin flattened and long setae apically. Surstylus shorter than cercus, arched, tapered to pointed apex, not extending beyond phallus. Phallus strongly arched posteriorly, apex tapered to narrow point, with surrounding expanded and flattened membrane. Ejaculatory apodeme narrow, not expanded.</p> <p> <b>FEMALE.</b> Similar to male. Terminalia not dissected (Fig. 7).</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> <b>HOLOTYPE</b> ♁: COLOMBIA, <b>Huila</b>, Garzón, Vda.[Vereda] Las Mercedes, Parque Natural Regional Cerro Páramo Miraflores, 02º08′06″N / 75º30′04″W, 2074 m [eters], 24. Nov [XI]–8. Dic [XII].2022, Y. Ramos-Pastrana Leg. (1 ♁ LEUA-59591) (photographed specimen) / Captura con trampa Malaise en bh-MB [Bosque húmedo montano bajo] (Vegetación secundaria). <b>PARATYPES:</b> same data as Holotype (1 ♁ LEUA-59592); (1 ♁ LEUA-59593); (1 ♁ LEUA-59594); (1 ♀ LEUA-59595) (photographed specimen); <i>idem</i> (1 ♀ LEUA-59596); <i>idem</i> (1 ♀ LEUA-59597); (1 ♀ LEUA-59598); (1 ♀ LEUA-59599); (1 ♀ LEUA-59600); (1 ♀ LEUA-59601); (1 ♀ LEUA-59602); (1 ♀ LEUA-59603); (1 ♀ LEUA-59604); (1 ♀ LEUA-59605); (1 ♀ LEUA-59606); (1 ♀ LEUA-59607); (1 ♀ LEUA-59608).</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The specific epithet refers to the type locality, Parque Natural Regional Cerro Páramo de Miraflores.</p> <p> <b>Geographical distribution.</b> Colombia (Huila, Garzón) (Fig. 15).</p> <p> <b>Habitat.</b> The specimens were collected in a Malaise trap placed over a creek in the Low Montane Rainforest with dense secondary vegetation in the Andean-Amazonian transition corridor of Colombia (CAM 2018) (Fig. 16).</p> <p> <b>Taxonomic notes.</b> <i>Asymphyloptera miraflorensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> runs to <i>A</i>. <i>lutea</i> in couplet 6 of the key presented by Sinclair (2015). It differs from <i>A</i>. <i>lutea</i> by having the cercus with anterior lobe not produced, posterior lobe narrow (Figs 5–6) [<i>versus</i> cercus with anterior lobe slightly produced, posterior lobe long and slender in <i>A</i>. <i>lutea</i> (Sinclair 2015, fig. 15)]; phallus with apex forward-directed (Figs 5–6) [<i>versus</i> phallus with apex ventrally-directed (Sinclair 2015, fig. 15)].</p>Published as part of <i>Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany, Córdoba-Suarez, Eric & Sinclair, Bradley J., 2023, Two new species of Asymphyloptera Collin (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae) from Colombia, with an updated key to males of New World species, pp. 437-444 in Zootaxa 5374 (3)</i> on pages 438-440, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5374.3.8, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10150959">http://zenodo.org/record/10150959</a>
Pieza globosa Ramos-Pastrana, Cordoba-Suarez & Evenhuis 2023, sp. nov.
No full textPieza globosa Ramos-Pastrana, Córdoba-Suarez & Evenhuis, sp. nov. Figs 1–15, 22 Diagnosis. Ocellar triangle dark brown to black; mesonotum with three thick brown longitudinal bands; coxae, femora and tibia entirely whitish yellow; vein R 2+3 straight, vein dm -m slight sinuous, vein m -m absent; epandrium with base conical-shaped and apex rounded; pseudo-surstylus thickened, pointed in lateral view; ejaculatory apodeme rounded; lateral ejaculatory process thickened, pointed, sideways-directed in dorsal view; phallus funnelshaped; anterior arms of parameral sheath long, slightly curved, broadened apically; gonocoxite elongate, thin and esclerotized, with inner and upper margins sinuous and apex rounded; gonostylus rectangular, with apex short, hook-shaped; parameral sheath large, sub-ovoid shaped in lateral view, conical-shaped, with rounded apex in dorsal view. Description. MALE (holotype). Body length 1.2 mm; wing length 0.8 mm. Head (Figs 1–2). Brown; eyes separated at vertex by approximately 3× distance posterior ocelli; ocellar triangle dark brown to black, ocelli whitish yellow; frons whitish yellow on external margins and brown on internally, both areas sinuously separated, shiny, notably depressed medially, with conspicuous black seta laterally (Fig. 2); face whitish yellow on the lower ⅔, dark brown on the upper ¼ and a marginal longitudinal line light brown, slightly projecting beyond eye in lateral view; proboscis brown on the proximal ⅔, dark brown on distal ¼, with approximately the same length of head; oral cavity whitish yellow; occiput subshiny, light brown to brown, with sparse brown and small setae (Fig. 2). Antenna (Figs 1–3) dark brown yellowish pruinose; scape minute; pedicel oval; first flagellomere oval, about 1.4× longer than width; second flagellomere small, about the width of first, with small subapical stylus. Thorax (Figs 1, 4). Mesonotum light brown ground color and interhumeral triangle, with dense brownish yellow pruinosity, scattered dark brown setae and with three thick light brown longitudinal bands, the central band occupies the entire length of the prescutum to approximately half the length of the scutum, the two lateral bands start approximately at the middle of the prescutum up to the entire length of the scutum; whitish yellow to dark yellow markings on: submedian stripe from interhumeral triangle to prescutellar region, postpronotal lobe, postalar callus, notopleural area, supra-alar area; and scutellum whitish yellow, with sparse brown setae (Fig. 4); pleura brown, with sparse gray-yellowish pruinosity, with whitish yellow markings on: proepimeron, dorsal ¼ katepisternun, all katepimeron and katatergite (Fig. 1). Legs (Fig. 1). Coxae, femora and tibia entirely whitish yellow; tarsi brown to dark brown. Wing (Fig. 5). Subhyaline, slightly tinged with brown color, short and completely microtrichose; veins brown, costal vein, veins Sc, R 2+3 , R 4+5 and CuA + CuP a little more stained; costal vein ending at ¼ distance between veins R 4+5 and M 1 ; vein Sc incomplete, ending a little later than of Rs origin; Rs evanescent at connection with R 1 ; R 2+3 arising approximately ⅔ distance from origin of Rs to r -m crossvein; r -m crossvein at basal 1/7 of dm cell; cell dm narrowed apically; vein m -m absent; vein dm -m slight sinuous; R 4+5 slightly curved to wing margin, ending slightly after the M 1 ; vein M 1 curved, downward directed; M 2 and M 4 slightly sinuous. Abdomen (Figs 1, 6). Brown, brownish pruinose; covered with conspicuous brown setae, uniform in length; tergite 1 brown dorsally, with a spot whitish yellow in the distal margin, whitish yellow laterally; tergites 2–4 brown to dark brown with a band whitish yellow in the distal margin; tergites 5–8 predominantly whitish yellow. Terminalia (Figs 7–12). Epandrium subrectangular, ventral margin about 0.8× longer than dorsal, anterior margin slightly curved, posterior margin clearly curved, upper lateral surface with setae in lateral view (Figs 7–8); epandrium with outer and inner margins sub-rounded in posterior view (Figs 9–10); epandrium bulging, outer margins rounded and inner margins sinuous in ventral view (Figs 11–12). Pseudo-surstylus not evident. Cercus semi-circular, with a depression on the upper outer margin and outer margin with a row of setae, clearly projecting posteriorly in lateral view (Figs 7–8), cercus bulging with inner margins straight, outer and upper margins rounded, lower margins sinuous and tuff setae medially in posterior view (Figs 9–10). Ejaculatory apodeme large, rounded in lateral view (Figs 7–8), sub-rounded in ventral view (Figs 11–12). Lateral ejaculatory process thickened, pointed, sideways-directed in ventral view (Figs 11–12), not evident in lateral view. Phallus funnel-shaped, anterior margin convex in ventral view (Figs 11–12), basiphallus about ¼ length distiphallus, distiphallus simple with single apical opening, about 1.5× longer than basiphallus in ventral view (Figs 11–12). Parameral sheath large, sub-ovoid shaped basally, projected posteriorly in rectangular shaped in lateral view (Figs 7–8), conical-shaped, with rounded apex and two projections posteriorly apically in ventral view (Figs 11–12). Anterior arms of parameral sheath long, slightly curved, broadened apically in lateral view (Figs 7–8), thin and convergent in ventral view (Figs 11–12). Gonocoxite membranous, elongated, base conical-shaped and apex rounded parasol-shaped, with scattered setae dorsally in lateral view (Figs 7–8), ovoid, with scattered setae dorsally in ventral view (Figs 11–12). Gonostylus not evident. FEMALE. (Figs 13–15). Similar to male, differing in the following aspects. Prescutum with a triangular spot whitish yellow laterally; anepisternum and anepimeron whitish yellow on the upper ½ (Figs 1a, 13a). Genitalia (Figs 14–15). Genital fork U-shaped, anterior margin arched with lobe ventrally, inner posterior projection convergent distally, not interrupted medially, outer projection simple, long and divergent, projecting posterolaterally (Figs 14–14a, 15); common duct indistinct, basal plate hyaline; sperm pump rounded, with smooth surface and membranous (Figs 14–14a, 15); proximal spermathecal duct about 5–6× wider than distal (Figs 14–14a, 15); distal spermathecal duct about 2.5× length of proximal duct, translucent (Figs 14–15); valve indistinct; spermathecal reservoir strongly sclerotized, brown, slightly sinuous, apex with appearance divided as if forming a head, almost the same length as sperm pump, without glandular trichomes (Figs 14–14b, 15). Type material. HOLOTYPE. Male: COLOMBIA, Antioquia, Sabanalarga, Vda.[Vereda] Boca de Niquia, 6º52′04″N / 75º50′25″W, 448 m [eters], 28–29. Ene [I].2019, Captura con trampa Malaise en BST [Bosque Seco Tropical] (Vegetación secundaria baja), Y. Ramos-Pastrana Leg. (1 Ô LEUA-55136) (photographed specimen). PARATYPES. idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55137) (photographed specimen); idem 6º52′02″N / 75º50′19″W, 421 m [eters], (1 Ô LEUA-55138); idem (1 Ô LEUA-55139); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55140); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55141); idem (1 ♀ CEUA-109654); idem 6º52′06″N / 75º50′17″W, 424 m [eters], (1 ♀ CEUA-109655); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55142); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55143); idem 6º51′53″N / 75º50′27″W, 425 m [eters], 17–18. Mar [I].2019, (1 Ô LEUA-55144); idem 6º52′01″N / 75º50′28″W, 430 m [eters], (1 ♀ LEUA-55145); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55146); idem 6º52′01″N / 75º50′10″W, 1237 m [eters], (1 ♀ LEUA-55147); idem 6º52′04″N / 75º50′25″W, 448 m [eters], 28–29. Ene [I].2019, (1 Ô LEUA-55148); idem (1 Ô LEUA-55149); idem (1 Ô LEUA-55150); idem (1 Ô LEUA-55151); idem (1 Ô LEUA-55152); idem (1 Ô LEUA-55153); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55154); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55155); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55156); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55157); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55158); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55159); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55160); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55161); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55162); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55163); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55164); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55165); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55166); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55167); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55168); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55169); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55170); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55171); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55172); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55173); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55174); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55175); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55176); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55177); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55178); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55179); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55180); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55181); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55182); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55183); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55184); idem (1 ♀ CEUA-109656); idem (1 ♀ CEUA-109657); idem Buriticá, Vda. [Vereda] La Angelina, 6º41′43″N / 75º50′36″W, 479 m [eters], 2–3. Feb [II].2019 (1 ♀ LEUA-55185); idem 6º41′8″N / 75º50′42″W, 525 m [eters], 8–9. Mar [III].2019 (1 ♀ LEUA-55186); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55187); idem 6º41′39″N / 75º50′47″W, 725 m [eters], 2–3. Feb [II].2019, Cultivo (1 ♀ LEUA-55188); idem 6º41′10″N / 75º50′10″W, 1237 m [eters], 31. Ene. [I]–1. Feb [II].2019, (Vegetación secundaria alta) (1 ♀ LEUA-55189); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55190); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55191); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55192); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55193); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55194); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55195); idem 6º41′21″N / 75º50′15″W, 1144 m [eters], (1 ♀ LEUA-55196); idem 1–2. Feb [II].2019 (1 ♀ LEUA-55197); idem (1 ♀ LEUA-55198); idem Vda. [Vereda] Buena Vista, 6º51′43″N / 75º55′43″W, 486 m [eters], 16–17. Mar [III].2019 (1 ♀ LEUA-55199); idem Liborina, Vda. [Vereda] La Sucia, 6º40′54″N / 75º19′52″W, 592 m [eters], 31. Ene. [I]–1. Feb [II].2019, (Vegetación secundaria baja) (1 ♀ LEUA-55200); idem 1–2. Feb [II].2019 (1 ♀ LEUA-55201). Etymology. From the Latin ‘ globōsus ’ (= globe), and refers to the shape of the ejaculatory apodeme in the male terminalia and shape of the sperm pump in the female terminalia. Geographical distribution. Colombia (Antioquia) (Fig. 22). Habitat. The specimens were collected in the Tropical Dry Forest with low secondary vegetation and Tropical Humid Forest with dense secondary vegetation of the Andean region of Colombia (Fig. 24). Taxonomic notes. Pieza globosa sp. nov. is similar to Pieza sinclairi from the Galápagos in having front yellow to white, scutellum yellow to brown, prescutellar mark present, abdominal tergites brown, yellow color, if present, restricted to fascia on posterior margin, occiput swollen posteriorly [Figs 1, 4, 6 and see figure 6 in in Evenhuis (2002)]. It differs from P. sinclairi by having the eyes separated at vertex by approximately 3× distance posterior ocelli (versus eyes separated at vertex by approximately 2× distance posterior ocelli); second flagellomere elongated (Fig. 3) [versus second flagellomere rounded, see figure 1 in Evenhuis (2002)]; occiput without paired pollinose diadema (Fig. 1); [versus occiput with paired pollinose diadema, see figure 6 in Evenhuis (2002)]; wing with vein R 2+3 straight (Fig. 5) [versus wing with vein R 2+3 sinuous, see figure 22 in Evenhuis (2002)]; vein dm-m slight sinuous (Fig. 5) [versus vein dm-m slight straight, see figure 22 in Evenhuis (2002)]; vein m -m absent (Fig. 5) [versus vein m -m present, see figure 22 in Evenhuis (2002)]. In males: gonocoxite rectangular-shaped in lateral view (Figs 7–8) [versus gonocoxite narrow elliptical-shaped, see figure 20a in Evenhuis (2002)]; epandrium conical-shaped, with scattered setae dorsally in lateral view (Figs 7–8) [versus epandrium rectangular-shaped, without setae dorsally in lateral view, see figure 20a in Evenhuis (2002)]; anterior arms of parameral sheath with truncated apex in lateral view (Figs 7–8) [versus anterior arms of parameral sheath with rounded apex in lateral view, see figure 20a in Evenhuis (2002)]; ejaculatory apodeme rounded in lateral view (Figs 7–8) [versus ejaculatory apodeme sub-oval in lateral view, see figure 20a in Evenhuis (2002). In females: genital fork U-shaped, with outer margins sinuous, anterior margin arched with lobe ventrally (Figs 14–14a, 15) [versus genital fork O-shaped, with outer margins straight, anterior margin arched with acute projection, see figure 19 in Evenhuis (2002)]; outer projection about 4× length of inner projection (Figs 14–14a, 15) [versus outer projection about 1.2× length of inner projection, see figure 19 in Evenhuis (2002)]; sperm pump rounded (Figs 14–14a, 15) [versus sperm pump flared, see figure 19 in Evenhuis (2002)]; spermathecal reservoir without glandular trichomes (Figs 14–14b, 15) [versus spermatheca reservoir with glandular trichomes, see figure 19 in Evenhuis (2002)].Published as part of Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Córdoba-Suarez, Eric, 2023, First records of Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Colombia, with description of a new species from arid zones of a Tropical dry forest, pp. 364-374 in Zootaxa 5343 (4) on pages 365-370, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/833448
Who Should Supervise? The Structure of Bank Supervision and the Performance of the Financial System
No full textWe assemble data on the structure of bank supervision, distinguishing supervision by the central bank from supervision by a nonbank governmental agency and independent from dependent governmental supervisors. Using observations for 140 countries from 1998 through 2010, we find that supervisory responsibility tends to be assigned to the central bank in low-income countries where that institution is one of few public-sector agencies with the requisite administrative capacity. It is more likely to be undertaken by a non-independent agency of the government in countries ranked high in terms of government efficiency and regulatory quality. We show that the choice of institutional arrangement makes a difference for outcomes. Countries with independent supervisors other than the central bank have fewer nonperforming loans as a share of GDP even after controlling for inflation, per capita income, and country and/or year fixed effects. Their banks are required to hold less capital against assets, presumably because they have less need to protect against loan losses. Savers in such countries enjoy higher deposit rates. There is some evidence, albeit more tentative, that countries with these arrangements are less prone to systemic banking crises.
Pieza Evenhuis 2002
No full text<i>Pieza</i> Evenhuis, 2002 <p> <i>Pieza</i> Evenhuis, 2002: 36.</p> <p> Type species: <i>Mythicomyia angusta</i> Melander, 1961, by original designation.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> [adapted from Evenhuis (2002) and Mendes <i>et al.</i> (2019)].Head narrower than thorax; second flagellomere with stylus placed subapically; vein <i> A 1</i> absent; genital fork V-shaped or U-shaped; cell dm complete; apical venation of the medial and anal fields reaching the wing margin, vein <i> R 2+3</i> originating from <i>Rs</i> about ¾ distance from <i> R 1</i> to r-m crossvein.</p>Published as part of <i>Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany & Córdoba-Suarez, Eric, 2023, First records of Pieza Evenhuis, 2002 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Colombia, with description of a new species from arid zones of a Tropical dry forest, pp. 364-374 in Zootaxa 5343 (4)</i> on page 365, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.4.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8334482">http://zenodo.org/record/8334482</a>
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