Ana Huamantinco- National University of San Marcos
Ana Huamantinco
- National University of San Marcos
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In the Aquatic Invertebrates laboratory at UNMSM, we work on the taxonomy, ecology and bioindication of aquatic insects. We focus on the coastal desert, the Andes and the Peruvian Amazon.
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The Peruvian fauna of aquatic and semiaquatic bugs comprises 233 species, representing 70 genera, 15 tribes, 29 subfamilies, and 16 families. Many of these species (22%) are endemic to the country, while 49% occur in Peru and other South American countries, 21% are found throughout the Neotropics, and 8% are widely distributed in the Americas. Thes...
In the last decades, the loss and reduction of wetlands have become evident worldwide due to various pressures related to the increase in human population and their activities. This situation is also present in the coastal wetlands of Peru, especially in small bodies, which makes it necessary to investigate their biodiversity and ecology in order t...
Chironomidae of symbiotic habits have been recorded in different parts of the world, among commensals and parasites. There are different genera reported at the moment, however questions such as the origin of commensal or parasitic life, which occurred first or what are their benefits remain debatable. In order to contribute with information to eluc...
El Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa (RVSLPV) es el único humedal costero ubicado dentro del área urbana de Lima que es reconocido como sitio Ramsar. Poco se conoce sobre la diversidad de macroinvertebrados que habitan la zona y qué factores ambientales tienen influencia sobre estos organismos. El objetivo de este estudio fue determin...
Andesiops peruvianus (Ulmer, 1920) is a small minnow mayfly with a distribution throughout the Andes Mountains, mainly in lotic environments. In recent years, the taxonomic status of the species has been shifting, even finding out molecular and morphological evidence to consider it as a cryptic species. In this work, we collected seven specimens of...
The Salinas de Chilca are located at km 65 of the Panamericana Sur highway, represented by three lagoons: La Milagrosa (mainlagoon and salt ponds), La Mellicera and La Encantada. The environment of these lagoons belongs to the Subtropical Desert(d-ST) life zone. The objective of the present study was to determine the influence of environmental vari...
Comentarios generales.
Los tres primeros puparios (Figuras 1S, 2S y 3S), pertenecientes a la Tribu Ephydrini, presentan como características generales: (a) un tubo respiratorio elongado y bifurcado, (b) presencia de
ocho segmentos con propatas ventrales (5-12), siendo la última de mayor tamaño que las demás y (c) un patrón de espinas bien marcado e...
Male imago of Baetodes traverae is described and its nymph is redescribed. The male imago is distinguished from the other known species of the genus by (1) abdominal tubercles absent, (2) turbinate eyes moderately large and not contiguous apically, (3) segment II of forceps without constriction, (4) coxal gills absent, and (5) abdominal tubercles a...
Los estudios sobre macroinvertebrados acuáticos en ríos de gran altitud en los Andes son escasos, y se conoce poco sobre el
papel trófico que cumplen estos organismos en estos ecosistemas. En el presente trabajo se estudia la preferencia de microhábitat de la comunidad de macroinvertebrados acuáticos y se describen sus gremios tróficos a través del...
Coastal wetlands are ecosystems that are being reduced every day due to anthropic factors. In these environments, taxonomic and ecological studies are scarce, especially in the Neotropical zone. The lack of biological monitoring in these areas has prevented the gathering of evidence on a probable loss of aquatic biodiversity. In the present study,...
Telmatobius macrostomus and Telmatobius brachydactylus are two high Andean aquatic
frogs categorized as "Endangered" by the Red List of the International Union for
Conservation of Nature and by the Peruvian Legislation. With the aim of evaluating the water
quality of their habitats, four bimonthly samplings in the field were carried out at 12 study...
Shark skin is covered by small structures called dermal denticles whose functions are diverse, such as protection, bioluminescence, hydrodynamics, among other functions. These structures have a great variety of shapes and sizes, which can be a useful approach for specimen identification as diagnostic characters between species. The present study ai...
Los macroinvertebrados acuáticos son ampliamente utilizados en los estudios ambientales principalmente en la bioindicación donde su adecuada utilización depende del conocimiento que se tenga de esta comunidad. El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la influencia del microhábitat sobre dos de los índices más utilizados para evaluar la calid...
Pedrowygomyia is a Neotropical genus of Simuliidae composed of four species; all were described in 1989 from high-elevation (above 3,000 m) areas in the Andean region. In this article, a new species for this genus, Pedrowygomyia hanaq n. sp., is described based on all stages of development. The new species was collected in the south-central Andes o...
Key skills for future aquatic scientists in Latin America: academic capacity building through the CORRIENTE XXI project - Volume 54 Issue 3 - Diana Di Nitto, Nico Koedam, Jean Hugé, Francisco Benitez-Capistros, Lucy Baldeon Rojas, Xavier Bolivar Lastra Bravo, Dario Alexander Cepeda-Bastidas, Isabel Timpe-Vera, Gladys Rincon-Polo, Jonathan Cedeno, R...
We assessed water quality using physical, chemical, and biological characteristics in 37 streams between Puerto Maldonado and Cusco in Peru. Study sites ranged from ~200 to 4000 m in elevation, with streams selected as pairs (control/natural vs. human impacted) along this gradient. In general, temperature decreased (R2 = 0.82) and other parameters...
Spatial variation of the aquatic macroinvertebrates community in the littoral zone of the Santa Rosa coastal wetland, Lima, Peru. Coastal wetlands are sensitive ecosystems of high productivity due to ecological services they provide: water purification, flood reduction, and protection of marine coasts. In addition , these zones are places of great...
Rheotanytarsus is a speciose genus, currently composed by more than 100 nominal species distributed worldwide, 19 are known from the Neotropical region, four from South America and only one is registered for Peru. In the present study, a new species is described and illustrated based on males collected in the Peruvian Andes. In addition, the key to...
Ephemeroptera es un orden de insectos cuyas etapas inmaduras cumplen un importante papel ecológico en los ecosistemas acuáticos. Sin embargo, el conocimiento de su diversidad en áreas tropicales aún es escaso. Específicamente, en el Perú se han reportado 64 especies pertenecientes a 35 géneros y ocho familias. En este estudio se presenta una clave...
The aquaculture activity in the white shrimp culture using recirculating water deteriorates the quality of the water by the hydrodynamic action of watermetabolites- organic matter, which generate negative impacts on the production of the crustacean. The objective of this research is to demonstrate that the autochthonous microbiota extracted from th...
El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer la composición y estructura de la comunidad de coleópteros acuáticos en diferentes quebradas a lo largo de un amplio gradiente altitudinal (476-4411 m de altitud) en Cusco, Perú. Para ello, se establecieron 12 estaciones de muestreo y se realizaron dos colectas durante los meses de mayo y julio-agosto del 201...
The Jequetepeque river basin is threatened by mining pollution and this is one of the main causes of socio-environmental conflicts. Citizen surveillance of water bodies using Benthic Macrointertebrates can generate early warnings of pollution and relevant conservation actions. Addressing this important issue, the aim of the present study was to dev...
El objetivo de éste estudio fue estudiar la composición y distribución espacial de cuatro órdenes de insectos acuáticos Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera y Coleoptera (EPTC), en una quebrada de primer orden, Chanchamayo, Perú. Se realizaron colectas bimensuales desde marzo del 2013 a enero del 2014 en cuatro microhábitats lóticos: piedra, grav...
Los escarabajos Scarabaeinae cumplen un rol fundamental en la dinamica de los ecosistemas tropicales. Por ello, es importante conocer sobre su variacion estacional en un bosque amazonico temporalmente inundable. Nuestro objetivo principal es conocer la variacion de la riqueza, abundancia y composicion de las comunidades de los escarabajos Scarabaei...
A new species of the monotypic genus Metapelopia is described and illustrated based on all life stages. Adults of the Metapelopia peruensis sp. n. can be easily distinguished from those of M. corbii by the color pattern of the legs and abdomen. Larvae and pupae were collected associated with algae accumulated on rocks.
Simulium wygodzinskyorum Coscarón & Py-Daniel was originally described based on a small number of specimens collected in Junín Province, Peru. We sampled in the same province as the type locality of this species, collecting last-instar larvae and pupae. Since the original larval description of this species was based on a single immature individual,...
Introducción. El humedal Santa Rosa o llamado tambien
"El Cascajo" pertenece a la Zona de Vida Desierto Desecado Subtropical (dd-S). Es uno de los muchos humedales costeros que está expuesto a diversas amenazas. Es necesario conocer la biota del humedal de forma que contribuya a los planes de conservación y manejo de este ecosistema. Problema. Se...
A new species of Antarctoecia Ulmer, 1907 (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) from south-eastern Brazil, Antarctoecia brasiliensis sp. nov., is described and figured based on adult male and female specimens from Mantiqueira mountain range, Minas Gerais State. This is the first record of the family Limnephilidae from Brazil.
Se presenta una clave para identificación de larvas de Trichoptera en el último estadio de desarrollo. El material biológico fue colectado en quebradas situadas en la cuenca media y alta de ríos del departamento de Lima, Vertiente Occidental de los Andes. Se presenta una sinopsis de los géneros y especies para el Perú de las familias encontradas en...
Anastomoneura gen. nov. and A. guahybae sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on adult male and female specimens from the Mantiqueira mountain range, Minas Gerais State. This is the third genus recorded of the family Odontoceridae from South America. The new genus is characterized by the forewing anastomosis of veins R4 and R5 and male genit...
The larva and pupa of Phylloicus abdominalis Ulmer, 1905 from a tributary of the Rio Preto, Itatiaia, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are described, illustrated and compared to other Neotropical species in the genus.
Larva and pupa of Antarctoecia brasiliensis Huamantinco & Nessimian, 2003 are described and illustrated from the Rio Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and compared to other Neotropical limnephilid genera. Some aspects of habitat and dietary items are presented.
The Trichoptera fauna was sampled in a first order tributary of Paquequer River, in the district of Teresópolis, Rio de Janerio State. Quantitative samples of litter from pools, litter from riffles, sand, and stones were taken on each season from February 1991 to February 1992. The life cycles of common genera were categorized into three groups of...
