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A new genus and species, Bicalcasura maculata gen. n., sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Dryophthoridae) is described from Dominican amber as the first fossil member of the Tribe Diocalandrini. The new genus is characterized by procoxae located...
2014-08 (iso8601)
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Forty-four specimens of the weevil subfamily Cryptorhynchinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in amber from the Dominican Republic were examined and 30 species are described in four extant and six newly erected genera. Included are descriptions of...
2014-08 (iso8601)
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The spatial and temporal behavior of invasive species spread implies that optimal management strategies involve decisions over space and time. Dispersal and propagule pressure are two primary drivers of the spatial-temporal ecological process of...
2014-09-22 (iso8601)
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A new genus and species of Snail-killing flies, Dominimyza tanyacaena, n. gen., n. sp. (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) is described from Dominican amber. Diagnostic characters for Dominimyza include a propleuron with a strong bristle, an elongate porrect...
2014-08 (iso8601)
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A numerical model, simulating the complex behavior of reinforced soil walls using the finite element method, was developed to evaluate the behavior of a surcharged, geosynthetic-reinforced retaining wall with modular block facing. A nonlinear...
2014-09-15 (iso8601)
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