Hernández Torres H.

• Dr. Sc
• Professor at Autonomous University of Tamaulipas Mexico

p class="Body"> Background. Aphelinidae, comprising more than 1120 species in 40 genera, are economically significant parasitoids known for preying on Aleyrodidae, Coccidae, Pseudococcidae, and Aphididae. However, there is scarcity of registered sequences for Aphelinidae and the Encarsia genus in Mexico's databases. With a widespread distribution,...

Se evaluó el rendimiento agroindustrial y la calidad de jugo de siete variedades (IMMEX 91-589, XMEX 91-917, IMMEX 95-25, MEX 95-59, ATEMEX 96-40, MEX 96-60 e IMMEX 98-13) de caña de azúcar (Saccharum officinarum L.), más la CP 72-2086 como testigo, al inicio de la madurez. El experimento se realizó en El Mante, Tamaulipas, México, entre 2019 y 202...

El presente estudio identifica e ilustra la riqueza de especies de Coccinellidae asociados a cultivos de cítricos en el centro-sur de Tamaulipas, México. La colecta de especímenes se realizó de marzo a octubre de 2020 en intervalos semanales, usando red entomológica, trampas amarillas y revisando manualmente las ramas de los árboles de menor tamaño...

This paper reports for the first time the presence of Aethina tumida Murray, 1867 in hives of Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758, established in the locality of Pucnachen Municipality of Calkini the State of Campeche, México. Nitidulids were collected manually on the honey combs in the frames of A. mellifera hives, defecating on honey and on the floor o...

Native stingless bees, also known as Melipona bees are highly valued since the time prehispanic due to the nutritional properties and curative from the honey they produce. In Mexico, 11 genera and 46 species of the Tribe are present Meliponini (González-Acereto, 2012). In the Huasteca Tamaulipeca are little known and appreciated, so that the charac...

Abstract. Adults of Omosita colon (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae), collected on goat (Capra aegagrus hircus (Linnaeus)) carcasses in the post-decomposition and skeleton stages, represent the first report of this species on carrion for Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. For this region of Mexico, it is suggested that O. colon is a potenti...

Nitidulidae specimens were collected at different localities of Coahuila, Mex. from 2011 to 2013. Thirteen genera and 27 species are reported; 23 are the first reports for Coahuila and México and four of them were reported previously. Aethina tumida Murray is considered to be an important invasive species of Apis melifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Api...

Epuraea (Epuraea) ambigua Mannerheim, 1843 was recently recorded in North East and South Mexico (Coahuila and Chiapas). Examination of the freshly collected specimens of this species gave a possibility to reconsider the structural variabily and distribution of this species. Elaboration of an amended diagnosis for it allowed to establish that this s...

ABSTRACT. This paper discloses Carpophilus species of the genus (Nitidulidae) collected in the state of Coahuila in northern both central and south respectively, and they are: C. davidsoni, C. dimidiatus, C. hemipterus. C. marginellus, C. mutilatus, C. ligneus are pests of stored grains and products, C. lugubris, mazoracas affects corn-corn; C. gav...

BSTRACT. Family Nitidulidae (Coleoptera-Cucujoidea), includes the insects known as sap beetles. In North America the group is represented by 30 genera and 165 species and includes species that are economically important because deteriorate fresh and dried fruits, crops, beehives, nests of bumblebees, among others. In Mexico, this family has not bee...