525 research outputs found
Effective Integrability of Lins Neto\u27s Family of Foliations
No full textA. Lins Neto presented in [Lins-Neto,2002] a -dimensional family of degree four foliations on the complex projective plane with non-degenerate singularities of fixed analytic type, whose set of parameters for which is an elliptic pencil is dense and countable. In [McQuillan,2001] and [Guillot,2002], M. McQuillan and A. Guillot showed that the family lifts to linear foliations on the abelian surface , where , and is a primitive 3rd root of unity, the parameters for which are elliptic pencils being . In [Puchuri,2013], the second author gave a closed formula for the degree of the elliptic curves of a function of . In this work we determine degree, positions and multiplicities of singularities of the elliptic curves of , for any given in algorithmical way implemented in Python. And also we obtain the explicit expressions for the generators of the elliptic pencils, using the Singular software. Our constructions depend on the effect of quadratic Cremona maps on the family of foliations .21 pages, 7 figure
As confer?ncias c?vicas e o livro de leitura Terra Ga?cha : as aspira??es nacionalistas de Jo?o Sim?es Lopes Neto (1865-1916)
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Previous issue date: 2015-01-20This dissertation will analyze the Confer?ncias C?vicas (1904-1906) and the spelling book Terra Ga?cha (2013), both by Jo?o Sim?es Lopes Neto. On this basis, we intend to comprehend how the author has organized and expressed his ideas concerning the Brazilian nation, what were his inspirations and the lines of thought that most influenced him. With this in mind, this research aims to increase the understanding about Lopes Neto and his work. In other words, the objective is to understand him not only as a regionalist writer but as an intellectual who, from your region, thought about the Brazilian nation. This expansion of perspective about Lopes Neto contributes to a better understanding of the author and his work. When thinking about the Brazilian nation, Lopes Neto realized the lack of a civic education able to awaken in people "the spirit of the nation". Trying to solve this problem the author created a complex narrative in order to pay attention to the virtues and vices of the Brazilian nation, its different regions and cultures. For example, the spelling book would be a tool for teaching in Rio Grande do Sul. So it has special focus on the gaucho culture and tries to demonstrate that the various regions form the nation.A presente disserta??o tem como objetivo analisar as Confer?ncias C?vicas (1904-1906) e o livro de leitura Terra Ga?cha (2013), ambos de Jo?o Sim?es Lopes Neto. Com base nessa an?lise visamos compreender como o autor organizou e exprimiu suas ideias acerca da tem?tica da na??o brasileira, quais foram as suas inspira??es e as correntes de pensamento que mais o influenciaram. Isto posto, esta pesquisa visa alargar o campo de compreens?o no que se refere ? Jo?o Sim?es Lopes Neto e sua obra, pois o objetivo ? compreend?-lo como um intelectual que a partir de sua regi?o refletiu sobre a na??o brasileira, e n?o apenas como um escritor regionalista, plano ao qual ficou relegado. Esse alargamento da perspectiva acerca do autor colabora para uma melhor compreens?o do mesmo e de sua obra, pois Jo?o Sim?es Lopes Neto ao refletir sobre a na??o brasileira percebeu a falta de uma educa??o c?vica capaz de despertar nas pessoas o esp?rito da na??o. Para tentar resolver esse problema o autor criou uma narrativa complexa de identifica??o, visando atentar para as virtudes e v?cios da na??o brasileira, as suas diversas regi?es e culturas. O livro de leitura, por exemplo, tendo em vista que seria um instrumento para o ensino no Rio Grande do Sul, conta com um enfoque especial na cultura ga?cha, buscando demonstrar que as diversas regi?es s?o formadoras da na??o
Closed-form solutions for the analysis of artificial dielectric layers under generic field incidence
No full textWe present an analytical method to model artificial dielectric layers (ADLs) of finite height. Starting from the closed-form solution for the scattering from a single layer under plane wave illumination, the formulation is extended to the multi-layer case, by including the higher-order interaction between parallel layers in analytical form. The method can be used to describe the radiation of a source located in the close proximity of the ADL. Experimental data obtained from a prototype demonstrator are presented and show a good agreement with the results of the theoretical analysis.Accepted author manuscriptTera-Hertz Sensin
Sevilha andando, com “A sevilhana que não se sabia” / Sevilha andando, with “A sevilhana que não se sabia”
No full textResumo: Em 1987, quando foi publicada a coleção de poemas de João Cabral de Melo Neto intitulada Crime na Calle Relator, “A sevilhana que não se sabia” era o segundo na ordem de exposição, logo após o poema homônimo ao livro. Aquele poema foi reproduzido como o primeiro da coleção seguinte do autor, intitulada Sevilha andando (1989), ao passo que deixou de figurar nas reedições do livro em que constara de início. Assim, o poema que era de um livro passou a compor outro, exclusivamente, por iniciativa do próprio autor, para quem importava a constituição do artefato estético que o livro vem a ser. Este traço diferencial na trajetória do autor incide retrospectivamente sobre toda sua obra, a partir desse evento marcante que interfere na compreensão do que constitui um livro, seja sua publicação ou a reunião de poemas que demanda uma apreciação particularizada, de caso a caso, dos poemas entrelaçados entre si. Acompanhando a repercussão do poema no contexto da obra poética em pauta, será feito um cotejo entre as edições disponíveis dos volumes implicados para se chegar a uma compreensão mais palpável do poema, perspectivado ao longo daquela produção poética.Palavras-chave: poesia brasileira moderna; João Cabral de Melo Neto; estilo; editoração.Abstract: In 1987, when the João Cabral de Melo Neto’s collection of poems was published under the title of Crime in Calle Relator (1987), “A sevilhana que não se sabia” was the second in the order of exhibition, shortly after the poem of the same name to the book. That poem was reproduced as the first of the author’s next collection, titled Sevilha andando (1989), while it ceased to appear in the reissues of the book in which it was initially listed. Thus, the poem that was from one book began to compose another, exclusively, at the initiative of the author himself, for whom it mattered the constitution of the aesthetic artifact that the book comes to be. This differential trait in the author’s trajectory focuses retrospectively on all his work, from this remarkable event that interferes with the understanding of what constitutes a book, be it its publication or the meeting of poems that demands an appreciation particularized, on a case-by-case basis, of the poems intertwined with each other. Following the repercussion of the poem in the context of the poetic work, it will be made a comparison between the available editions of the volumes involved, to reach a more palpable understanding of the poem, perspectived throughout that poetic production.Keywords: modern Brazilian poetry; João Cabral de Melo Neto; style; publishing
The use of certainty adverbs in brazilian portuguese and american english: a Semantic/Pragmatic approach
No full textAdverbs of certainty are multifunctional and have social meanings on different dimensions. (Simon-Vandenbergen; Aijmer, 2007). This suggests that adverbs assume a polipragmatic behaviour and can hold, amongst others, the semantic function of modalizers as well as the pragmatic function of politeness markers. In this dissertation, based on data extracted from two comparable spontaneous speech corpora, the main objective is to map and describe the semantic and pragmatic uses of adverbs and adverbial expressions of certainty in both Brazilian Portuguese (BP) and American English (AE). Our main research questions are: 1. how are adverbs of certainty employed in both languages, 2. to what extent does sociocultural variation determine both type and frequency of the indexes, and 3. is there a clear boundary between the semantic and pragmatic content of a certain index? In order to meet the preceding questions, this paper contemplates two main parts: the first one dedicated to the adaptation of a subcorpus of AE to make it comparable to the already existing BP one, and a second part that contemplates a qualitative study of certainty adverbs in such languages. The BP data was extracted from the C-ORAL-BRASIL corpus and the AE data from the Santa Barbara Corpus of Spoken American English. It became clear that an accurate picture of adverbs of certainty can only be achieved in a heteroglossic perspective, associated with type of context, social roles and power relations. The analysis shows important differences in the use of adverbs of certainty across both languages, especially when it comes to the use of equivalent adverbs, which are used for different purposes in each language. BP speakers use 1.6x more adverbs of certainty as modal and/or politeness markers than AE speakers, and that may indicate that especially in BP, adverbs of certainty are not merely epistemic markers but also indexes of the speakers stance, power and status. Moreover, the analysis demonstrates an upward curve representing an increased use of modal adverbs in lower diastraty in BP if compared to higher ones, which may indicate socioculturally based differences in the expression of politeness in the two groups. We hope the contrastive analysis of the data will help establish a network of relations and meanings between the semantic and pragmatic use of certainty adverbs, and hopefully contribute to the investigation of modal choices with a concern with their rhetorical effects.Advérbios de certeza sao multifuncionais e possuem razões sociais em diferentes dimensões. (SIMON-VANDENBERGEN; AIJMER, 2007). Isso sugere que os advérbios de certeza possuem um comportamento polipragmático e podem adquirir diversas funções no discurso, dentre elas a função semântica de marcar modalidade e a função pragmática de marcar a polidez linguística. O principal objetivo dessa dissertação, baseada em corpora de fala espontânea, é mapear e descrever o uso semântico (como modalizadores) e pragmático (como estratégias de polidez) dos advérbios e locuções adverbiais de certeza em português brasileiro (PB) e inglês americano (IA). As principais questões exploradas nesta pesquisa serão 1. de que forma os advérbios de certeza são empregados nas línguas estudadas, 2. até que ponto a variação diastrática determina o tipo e frequência destes índices modais entre falantes, e 3. existe uma fronteira clara e delimitada entre o uso semântico e pragmático de um determinado índice? Para cumprir o objetivo de descrever o comportamento dos advérbios de certeza na expressão da modalidade e polidez em português e inglês, o presente trabalho contempla duas etapas principais. A primeira se dedica à construção do subcorpus de inglês comparável àquele já disponível para o português brasileiro, e a segunda parte se ocupa com a descrição semântico-pragmática dos advérbios de certeza. Os dados analisados foram extraídos dos corpora C-ORAL-BRASIL e Santa Barbara Corpus of Spoken American English, que contêm amostras comparáveis de fala espontânea do português brasileiro e inglês americano, respectivamente. Durante a análise ficou claro que uma descrição cuidadosa dos advérbios de certeza precisa considerar o tipo de contexto, as regras sociais e as relações de poder da interação, numa perspectiva heteroglóssica. A análise demonstrou importantes diferenças no uso de advérbios de certeza entre as línguas estudadas. Os falantes de BP usam 1,6 vezes mais advérbios e locuções adverbiais de certeza como marcadores modais/de polidez que os falantes de IA, o que sugere que, especialmente em BP, esses advérbios vão além de meros marcadores epistêmicos, e se tornam índices da postura social do falante. Ademais, a análise demonstrou que falantes de menor escolaridade em PB usam mais advérbios modalizadores de certeza do que falantes mais escolarizados, o que pode indicar diferenças socioculturais na expressão da modalidade e polidez nos dois grupos. Espera-se que a análise contrastiva dos dados permita estabelecer uma rede de relações e significados entre o uso semântico e pragmático dos advérbios de certeza, contribuindo para a investigação do comportamento das escolhas modais dos falantes em conjunto com seus possíveis efeitos retóricos
MALDI-TOF MS characterization of proanthocyanidins from cranberry fruit (Vaccinium macrocarpon) that inhibit tumor cell growth and matrix metalloproteinase expression in vitro
No full textProanthocyanidin-rich extracts were prepared by fractionation of the fruit of the North American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon). In vitro growth inhibition assays in eight tumor cell lines showed that selected fractions inhibited the growth of H460 lung tumors, HT-29 colon and K562 leukemia cells at GI(50) values ranging from 20 to 80 mu g ml(-1). Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) of one of these fractions found it to be composed of polyflavan-3-ols, which are primarily tetramers through heptamers of epicatechin containing one or two A-type linkages. Whole cranberry extract and the proanthocyanidin fractions were screened for effect on the expression of matrix metalloproteinases in DU 145 prostate carcinoma cells. The expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 was inhibited in response to whole cranberry extract and to a lesser degree by the proanthocyanidin fractions. (c) 2005 Society of Chemical Industry.PT: J; CR: BOMSER J, 1996, PLANTA MED, V62, P212 CHA HJ, 1996, CANCER RES, V56, P2281 CHA HJ, 1998, ONCOGENE, V16, P771 FERGUSON PJ, 2004, J NUTR, V134, P1529 FOO LY, 2000, J NAT PROD, V63, P1225 GUTHRIE N, 2000, P EXP BIOL C SAN DIE HOWELL AB, 1998, NEW ENGL J MED, V339, P1085 HOWELL AB, 2002, CRIT REV FOOD SCI S, V42, P273 KANDIL FE, 2002, J AGR FOOD CHEM, V50, P1063 KOLODZIEJ H, 1995, PHYTOTHER RES, V9, P410 KRUEGER CG, 2000, J AGR FOOD CHEM, V48, P1663 KRUEGER CG, 2003, J AGR FOOD CHEM, V51, P538 MORROW DMP, 2001, MUTAT RES-FUND MOL M, V480, P269 MURPHY BT, 2003, J AGR FOOD CHEM, V51, P3541 NETO CC, 2005, S SERIES PHENOLICS F, P271 PORTER ML, 2001, J SCI FOOD AGR, V81, P1306 PUPA SM, 2002, J CELL PHYSIOL, V192, P259 SAMUEL SK, 1992, EMBO J, V11, P1599 SEERAM NP, 2004, J AGR FOOD CHEM, V52, P2512 SKEHAN P, 1990, J NATL CANCER I, V82, P1107 VAYALIL PK, 2004, CARCINOGENESIS, V25, P987 VINSON JA, 2001, J AGR FOOD CHEM, V49, P5315 YAN X, 2002, J AGR FOOD CHEM, V20, P5844 YE X, 1999, MOL CELL BIOCHEM, V196, P99 ZHAO J, 1999, CARCINOGENESIS, V20, P1737; NR: 25; TC: 2; J9: J SCI FOOD AGR; PG: 8; GA: 994DQSource type: Prin
An Analysis of Author Contribution Patterns in Eclipse Foundation Project Source Code
No full textPart 1: PapersInternational audienceCollaborative development is a key tenet of open source software, but if not properly understood and managed, it can become a liability. We examine author contribution data for the newest revision of 251,633 Java source files in 592 Eclipse projects. We use this observational data to analyze collaboration patterns within files, and to explore relationships between file size, author count, and code authorship. We calculate author entropy to characterize the contributions of multiple authors to a given file, with an eye toward understanding the degree of collaboration and the most common interaction patterns
An Analysis of Author Contribution Patterns in Eclipse Foundation Project Source Code
No full textPart 1: PapersInternational audienceCollaborative development is a key tenet of open source software, but if not properly understood and managed, it can become a liability. We examine author contribution data for the newest revision of 251,633 Java source files in 592 Eclipse projects. We use this observational data to analyze collaboration patterns within files, and to explore relationships between file size, author count, and code authorship. We calculate author entropy to characterize the contributions of multiple authors to a given file, with an eye toward understanding the degree of collaboration and the most common interaction patterns
Apraea luciae Clark & Lillrose & Belo Neto 2013, new species
No full textApraea luciae, new species (Figures 10, 34, 43) Diagnosis. The hind femora of this species are greatly enlarged, the large eyes are narrowly separated dorsally by a distance about equal to the width of the basal antennomere, and the rather coarse pronotal punctures are similar in size and density to those of the elytra. This combination of characters is not found in any other species of Chrysomelidae known from the Cayman Islands. Compared with A. priscilae (the only other species of the genus known from the Cayman Islands), the body is larger (4.3-5.2 mm, as opposed to 3.4-3.7 mm long), the color is dark brown instead of yellowish brown with dark elytral markings, the pronotal punctation is much denser and coarser, and the elytral punctation is coarser and arranged in rows only laterally and distally. Beyond the Cayman Islands, the large size, narrowly separated eyes, dark brown color, and confusedly punctate yet hardly costate elytra distinguish A. luciae from all other described species in the genus. Description of male. Body oval, dorsally glabrous; color dark brown; dorsal punctures deep, largely confused, with some of those on elytra tending to form poorly defined rows. Length 4.3 mm; width across humeri 2.3 mm. Head with eyes large, dorsally separated by slightly less than width of antennomere 1, separated by a distance about 0.1 times maximum width of head; color dark brown; longitudinal, distinctly elevated ridge present between eyes; frontal tubercles small, triangular; frontal ridge flat, narrow between antennae, broadly, triangularly expanded beyond antennae, with expanded area glabrous except distally; clypeal area shining, reflexed beyond level of frons, armed with transverse row of setae. Antennae pale brown, slender, extending to near middle of elytra, composed of eleven antennomeres; antennomere 1 elongate, curved, largely glabrous; antennomere 2 short, slightly longer than wide, largely glabrous; antennomeres 3-11 densely setose, subequal in length to each other, though antennomere 3 shorter and antennomere 11 longer than others. Labrum brown, slightly paler than frons, with four setae arranged in transverse row, with apical margin slightly bisinuate, therefore vaguely trilobed; mandibles piceous; maxillary and labial palpi pale yellow-brown. Pronotum 2.1 times as wide as long, 1.8 times as wide as head across eyes, nearly as wide as elytra at humeri; anterior margin with fine bead; lateral margins arcuate, each with well-defined carina; posterior margin bisinuate, with well-defined but fine bead; discal punctures coarse; interspaces appearing polished but upon close inspection vaguely alutaceous; color dark brown. Scutellum subtriangular, dark brown, in some specimens darker in lateral and posterior areas. Elytra together 1.4 times as long as width at humeri, 3.5 times as long as pronotum. Punctation of each elytron largely confused but tending to form rows, especially in lateral and distal areas; punctures deeply impressed to apex; humeral area largely impunctate. Interpunctural areas appearing polished, but upon close inspection minutely punctulate and very slightly alutaceous. Color dark brown. Ventral areas dark brown, similar in color to dorsum. Prothorax with hypomeron shining, glabrous; prosternum anterior to coxae short, about as long as width of antennomere 3; prosternal process between coxae about as wide as length of antennomere 3; procoxal cavities widely open behind. Ventral areas of mesothorax largely glabrous. Ventral areas of metathorax largely setose. Ventral areas of abdomen, pubescent, alutaceous; mesal area of last abdominal ventrite shallowly flattened, with dark brown fine mesal line, with apex of segment trilobed. Legs alutaceous, covered with setae, dark brown with tarsi paler; front and middle basitarsi distinctly broader than those of female; tarsal claws appendiculate. Aedeagus as in Figure 34. Description of female. Form and appearance similar to male, but with differences as follow. Pronotum twice as wide as long, 1.8 times as wide as head across eyes, 0.9 times as wide as elytra across humeri. Elytra together about 1.5 times as long as wide at humeri, 3.6 times as long as pronotum. Front and middle basitarsi distinctly narrower than those of male. Tip of abdomen rounded or slightly angulate, not trilobed; last abdominal ventrite not flattened and without dark mesal line. Spermatheca as in Figure 43. Length 5.2 mm; width at humeri 2.6 mm. Material examined. Holotype: “CAYMAN: Little Cayman. 3 km. SE Spot Bay, bl trap, 26 May 2009, Thomas, Turnbow & Ball” (male, FSCA). Paratypes: Cayman Islands, Cayman Brac, Hemmington Rd., 8-VI-2008, M. C. Thomas, R. H. Turnbow, B. K. Dozier, blacklight trap (1 male, FSCA); Cayman Islands, Cayman Brac, Hemmington Road at Songbird Drive, 24-V-2009, Thomas, Turnbow & Ball, blacklight trap (2 males, FSCA); Cayman Islands, Cayman Brac, Major Donald Dr., 0.6 km E jct. Ashton Reid Dr., 5-VI-2008, R. Turnbow (1 male, RHTC); Cayman Islands, Cayman Brac, Major Donald Dr., 0.6 km E jct. Ashton Reid Dr., 6-VI-2008, M. C. Thomas, R. H. Turnbow, B. K. Dozier, blacklight trap (2 females, FSCA); Cayman Islands, Cayman Brac, Major Donald Dr., 0.6 km E jct. Ashton Reid Dr., 7-VI-2008, R. Turnbow (1 female, RHTC); Cayman Islands, Little Cayman, North Coast Road, 0.1 km west Olivine Kirk Dr., 26-V-2009, Thomas, Turnbow & Ball, blacklight trap (4 males, 7 females, FSCA); Cayman Islands, Little Cayman, North Coast Rd., 0.1km W jct. Olivine Kirk Rd., 27-V-2009, Thomas, Turnbow & Ball, bl trap (1 male, 1 female, BYUC; 3 males, 5 females, FSCA); Cayman Islands, Little Cayman, 0.3 km SE Spot Bay, 26-V-2009, Thomas, Turnbow & Ball, bl. trap (2 males, 1 female, BYUC; 8 males, 6 females, FSCA). Plant associations. Unknown. Etymology. The species epithet of this taxon honors the mother of the third author. Comments. This genus is endemic to the West Indies. No doubt, many species are yet to be described.Published as part of Clark, Shawn M., Lillrose, Tiffany & Belo Neto, Luiz A., 2013, Leaf Beetles of the Cayman Islands (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), pp. 1-41 in Insecta Mundi 2013 (279) on pages 18-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.517576
Apraea priscilae Clark & Lillrose & Belo Neto 2013, new species
No full text<i>Apraea priscilae</i>, new species <p>(Figures 11, 35)</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> The greatly enlarged hind femora, in combination with the color of each elytron (yellowish brown, with dark humeri and with an elongate, median dark marking beginning near mid-length and extending to near the base of the apical declivity), are sufficient to distinguish this species from all other chrysomelids known to occur in the Cayman Islands. Compared with <i>A. luciae</i> (the only other species of the genus known from the Cayman Islands), the body is smaller (3.4-3.7 mm, as opposed to 4.3-5.2 mm long), the color is mostly pale yellowish brown instead of dark brown, and the elytral punctation is finer and largely arranged in regular rows. Beyond the Cayman Islands, <i>A. priscilae</i> is quite similar to <i>Apraea anneae</i> Blake, a species from Jamaica. However, the pronotum of <i>A. priscilae</i> is shorter, and the posterior elytral marking is larger and elongate, as opposed to small (or absent) and nearly round. There are also slight differences in the aedeagi.</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> Body oval, dorsally glabrous; color light brown. Each elytron with dark brown circular spot on each humerus and with elongate dark brown medium macula behind middle; dorsal punctures deep, those on elytra arranged in slightly irregular rows. Length 3.4-3.7 mm; width across humeri 1.8 mm.</p> <p>Head light brown; eyes large, dorsally separated at nearest point by about half length of antennomere 1; vertex between eyes, convex; frontal tubercles small, triangular; frontal ridge flat, narrow between antennae, broadly, triangularly expanded beyond antennae; expanded area of frontal ridge concave, pubescent; clypeal area reflexed beyond level of frons. Antennae pale brown, slender, extending to near middle of elytra, composed of eleven antennomeres; antennomere 1 elongate, curved, shining, nearly glabrous; antennomere 2 short, globular, nearly glabrous; antennomeres 3-11 elongate, densely pubescent, each about half as long as antennomere 1. Labrum pale brown, with four setae arranged in transverse row, with apical margin truncate and straight; mandibles piceous; maxillary and labial palpi pale yellow-brown.</p> <p>Pronotum 2.0 times as wide as long, 1.8 times as wide as head across eyes, about as wide as elytra across humeri; anterior margin with fine bead; lateral margins arcuate, with strongly developed, carinate bead; posterior margin bisinuate, with well-defined but narrow bead; principal discal punctures well separated; interspaces minutely punctulate, appearing polished; color light brown. Scutellum subtriangular, pale brown.</p> <p>Elytra 3.5 times as long as pronotum. Principal punctures of each elytron deeply impressed to apex, arranged in ten slightly irregular rows plus short subscutellar row; humerus impunctate. Interpunctural area polished, with scattered fine punctures. Color pale brown with humerus dark brown, also with median, elongate, dark brown macula extending from near mid-length to base of apical declivity.</p> <p>Ventral areas brown, noticeably darker than dorsum; prothorax with hypomeron glabrous, shining; prosternum anterior to coxae short, about as long as width of antennomere 3; prosternal process separating coxae by distance slightly greater than width of antennomere 1. Ventral areas of mesothorax alutaceous, largely glabrous. Ventral areas of metathorax setose. Ventral areas of abdomen impunctate, shining, pubescent, alutaceous; mesal area of last abdominal sternite with dark brown fine mesal line, with apex of segment trilobed. Legs pale brown, alutaceous, sparsely setose on femora, densely setose on tibia; tarsal claws appendiculate. Aedeagus subtruncate near apex, with small median lobe at apex (Fig. 35).</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> <b>Holotype:</b> “CAYMAN IS: Grand Cayman Botanic Garden 9-VI-2008 M. C. Thomas, R. H. Turnbow, B. K. Dozier, blacklight trap ” (male, FSCA). <b>Paratype:</b> Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, Queen Elizabeth Botanic Garden, outside of entrance, 19-V-2009, M. C. Thomas, night beating (1 male, BYUC).</p> <p> <b>Plant associations.</b> Unknown.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The species epithet of this taxon honors the sister of the third author.</p> <p> <b>Comments.</b> Although clearly belonging to the same genus, this species is quite different in appearance from <i>Apraea luciae</i> (see remarks in the above diagnosis).</p>Published as part of <i>Clark, Shawn M., Lillrose, Tiffany & Belo Neto, Luiz A., 2013, Leaf Beetles of the Cayman Islands (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), pp. 1-41 in Insecta Mundi 2013 (279)</i> on pages 19-20, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5175767">10.5281/zenodo.5175767</a>
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