Publications by authors named "Juan Pablo Botero"

Eucharitolus Bates, 1885 is divided into two informal groups of species, and its provisional features are reported. The females of Eucharitolus longus Botero & Monné, 2012, and Xenocona senticosa (Monné & Martins, 1976) are described for the first time and both species are newly recorded from Bolivia. New state records are provided for Eucharitolus lituratus (Melzer, 1934) and E.

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Objectives: In this preliminary and multidisciplinary exploratory study, we assessed whether a mindfulness practice could be enhanced through a multisensory experience design that mimics the "beginner's mind," relying on sensory awareness and biofeedback processes as participants interact with the experience.

Methods: We piloted and designed two conditions, being (a) a guided mindfulness practice based on the senses as an anchor to the present moment, using audio instruction only; and (b) an experience of mindfulness practice with successive sensory stimulation (olfactory, audio, and visual stimulation) followed by an interactive experience with biofeedback that provides a visual representation of the person's heartbeat in real-time. For each of the conditions we assessed anxiety (state and trait), as well as other psychological variables pre- and post-experience.

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Recently, Botero, Bezark Santos-Silva (2020) described a new genus of Methiini (Cerambycinae), Xela, for their new species Xela tysoni, from Guatemala. Currently, the genus remains monotypic and the species is known only from their type locality. Unfortunately, the authors did not realize that the name had already been used for a trilobite species (Xela drena Jell, 1990).

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South America is likely the cradle of several New World firefly lineages but remains largely understudied. Despite several advances in firefly systematics in the Neotropical region, the Andean region has been largely unstudied for over a century. The Colombian Páramos are a critically threatened biodiversity hotspot that houses several endemic species, including the firefly genus , with two species- and .

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A new genus from the Philippines, Philippistenia, is proposed to gather three species previously allocated in Distenia (Distenia) Lepeletier Audinet-Serville, 1828: Philippistenia heterotarsalis (Heller, 1923) comb. nov.; P.

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Four new species and one new genus are described: Nesanoplium spinosum (Elaphidiini), from Honduras; Psyrassa zacki (Elaphidiini), from Mexico and Guatemala; Euderces ecuadorensis (Tillomorphini), from Ecuador; and Xela tysoni (Methiini), gen. nov., from Guatemala.

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New synonymies in Clytini: Clytopsis Casey, 1912 is synonymized with Ochraethes Chevrolat, 1860; and Ochraethes nigritus Bates, 1892 is synonymized with O. viridiventris (Chevrolat, 1860). New records: Neoclytus acteon (Chevrolat, 1860) (Clytini) is reported for the first time from Nicaragua; and Heterachthes hildebranti Galileo Santos-Silva, 2016 (Neoibidionini, Compsina) is reported for the first time from the Mexican state of Jalisco.

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A new Mexican state record is provided for Holoaerenica apleta Galileo Martins, 1987 and a new Honduran record is provided for Antodice sexnotata Franz, 1959 (both Aerenicini). A new Mexican state record is provided for Ptericoptus caudalis Bates, 1880 (Apomecynini). A new record for Panama is provided for Novantinoe hovorei Santos-Silva, 2007 (Disteniidae, Disteniinae).

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Marinoni Martins (1978) proposed Anasillus for a single species, A. crinitus Marinoni Martins, 1978, based on a single male specimen from Peru, and until now, the female remained unknown. Herein, the female of this species is described and illustrated for the first time, and its geographical distribution is expanded to Colombia.

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A revision of the genus Pteroplatus Buquet, 1840 is presented. The genus and all known species are redescribed. Pteroplatus luculentus sp.

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Six new species of Disteniidae are described: Aiurasyma santandereana (Dynamostini), from Colombia; Distenia (D.) marinonii, Distenia (D.) normae, Paracometes solangeae, and Villiersicometes galileoae, all from Brazil, and Novantinoe vivida, from Ecuador (Disteniini).

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Two new species of from Colombia (Bolívar) are described: and The most recent key to species of the genus was modified to incorporate the new species. The male of Martins, 1997 is described and illustrated for the first time. Moreover, the geographical distribution of 12 species of Eburiini is expanded.

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Eurysthea Thomson, 1861 is currently composed of 23 species (Botero Santos-Silva 2017; Monné 2018). Its distribution extends from Nicaragua to Argentina, with a certain preference toward the sub-Andean forest areas and the Atlantic forest (Martins 2005; Monné 2018). Currently, six species are recorded for Colombia (Botero Santos-Silva 2017; Monné 2018): E.

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Four new Mexican species are described: Ironeus curoei from Guerrero state, Psyrassa garciai from Tamaulipas state, Psyrassa belangeri from Guerrero state (Elaphidiini, Cerambycinae); and Cirrhicera bankoi from Chiapas state (Hemilophini, Lamiinae). A new Hesperophanini genus, Makromastax, and a new combination, Makromastax mandibularis are proposed. The current key to the Mexican genera of Hesperophanini is updated to include the new genus.

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The male of Sphallambyx mexicanum Galileo Martins, 2007 is described for the first time; the geographical distribution of the species is expanded to Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Panama. Sphallambyx chabrillacii (Thomson, 1857) is formally excluded from the fauna of Costa Rica. A key to species of Sphallambyx Fragoso, 1982 is provided.

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A new species from Colombia is described: Ectenessa caputnigra sp. nov. Taxonomic notes on Adiposphaerion rubrum Martins Napp, 1992, new geographical records to 11 species and the specific locality in Colombia for five species are provided.

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The genus Eburodacrys White, 1853 is redescribed. Four new species are proposed: Eburodacrys yolandae, from Colombia; E. eduardoi and E.

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Neoeutrypanus Monné, 1977 was reviewed by Botero & Monné (2015); currently, the genus is composed by 12 species, distributed from Mexico to the north of Argentina (Monné, 2017). Herein, we describe a new species from Guatemala and a modify the key proposed by Botero & Monné (2015) to include the new species.

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Currently, Psyrassa Pascoe, 1866 includes 37 species distributed mainly in southern United States to Central America (Monné 2016; Tavakilian and Chevillotte 2016). Only four species occur in northern South America: P. meridionalis Martins, 2005 (Ecuador); P.

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Plagiohammus Dillon & Dillon, 1941 is considered a junior synonym of Hammatoderus Gemminger & Harold, 1873. Four new species are described: Hammatoderus juliae, from Colombia; H. migueli and H.

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Heterachthes was originally created by Newman (1840) for a single species from the United States of America (Florida): H. ebenus Newman, 1840. Currently, Heterachthes encompasses 68 species distributed to southern USA to southern South America (Monné 2016; Tavakilian and Chevillotte 2016).

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Oreodera antonkozlovi, new species from Ecuador is described and illustrated. A key to species of Oreodera, currently known from Ecuador, is provided. Moreover, the following new country records are reported in Oreodera: O.

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A list of Cerambycidae species from three municipalities of central Bahia (Milagres, Maracás and Iaçu) is presented. A total of 108 species are registered, 17 of which are new geographical records for the state, are listed, including two new species of Aerenicini (Lamiinae), Suipinima flavumtuberculata sp. nov.

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