Classification of pleurodire polystomes (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) revisited with the description of two new genera from the Australian and Neotropical Realms by Louis Heyns du Preez, Marcus Vinícius Domingues, Olivier Verneau

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Editorial: Ecological and evolutionary processes in Neotropical urban ecosystems by Sergio A. Castro, Javier A. Figueroa, Álvaro Garitano-Zavala, Lucas M. Leveau, Eduardo Lobo

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Ptyctimous Mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Peru with the Description of an Extraordinary New Phthiracaroid Mite from the Peruvian Andes by Wojciech Niedbała, Zbigniew Adamski, Ronald Laniecki, Wojciech L. Magowski

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Ochoterenella esslingeri n. sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae: Waltonellinae) from Bokermannohyla luctuosa (Anura: Hylidae) in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on Paraochoterenella Purn... by Souza Lima S., Marun B., Alves P.V., Bain O.

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First report of nematode parasites of Physalaemus santafecinus (Anura: Leiuperidae) from Corrientes, Argentina Primer registro de nematodos parásitos de Physalaemus santafecinus (A... by Cynthya Elizabeth González, Monika Inés Hamann

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Platyscelio hits again: the first record of this genus in the Dominican Republic by Ovidiu Alin Popovici, Irinel Eugen Popescu

“…After the presence of the genus Platyscelio was noticed and confirmed in the Neotropical realm, in this paper the genus is recorded from the Panamanian realm, in Dominican Republic. …”
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Genetic diversity, phylogeography and molecular clock of the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex (Diptera: Psychodidae). by Angélica Pech-May, Janine M Ramsey, Raúl E González Ittig, Magali Giuliani, Pablo Berrozpe, María G Quintana, Oscar D Salomón

“…The Lutzomyia longipalpis complex has a wide but discontinuous distribution in Latin America, extending throughout the Neotropical realm between Mexico and northern Argentina and Uruguay. …”
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Updated catalog of the Chilean wedge-shaped beetles (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) with the first records of Macrosiagon flavipennis (LeConte) in Chile by Rodrigo M. Barahona-Segovia, Andrés Puiggros, Ricardo A. Varela-Varela, Vicente Valdés-Guzmán, Andrés Ramírez-Cuadros, Laura Pañinao-Monsálvez

“…Abstract The biology and ecology of wedge-shaped beetles (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) are scarcely known in the Neotropical realm. Chilean species of this beetle family are currently represented by two genera: MacrosiagonHentz, 1830 and RipiphorusBosc, 1791, and three species, only known from their type localities. …”
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The landscape ecological view of vertebrate species richness in urban areas across biogeographic realms by Chun-Wei Huang, Jia Qing Ooi, Si Ying Yau

“…Our results pointed out that in the Indo-Malayan, the Afrotropical, and the Neotropical realm (on average of 16.46%) and China and India (11.88%), the influence of landscape factors on vertebrate species richness are significantly higher than that of the Palearctic and Nearctic realms (6.48%). …”
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An updated checklist of the wild silkmoths (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae) of Colombia by Lorenzo Comoglio, Ronald Brechlin

“…We wish to offer a common reference for future studies on the biodiversity and biogeography of moths in the Neotropical realm.…”
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New species of Polystomoides (Monogenoidea: Polystomatidae) parasitizing the urinary bladder of a freshwater turtle in Brazil by Julia Somavilla Lignon, Simone Chinicz Cohen, Marcia Cristina Nascimento Justo, Louis Du Preez, Carine Glaucia Comarella, Rogerio Akio Nishimaru, Paulo Vinicius Abbade Moreira Souza, Michelli Westphal de Ataíde, Daniel Curvellho de Mendonça Müller, Maurício Veloso Brun, Silvia Gonzalez Monteiro

“…However, little is known about the biology of these parasites in the Neotropical Realm. Through investigative cystoscopy, specimens of Polystomatidae were located inside the urinary bladder of the host T. dorbigni. …”
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Productivity and impact of the Unisinos’ Postgraduate Program in Biology and the consequences of its interruption for Brazilian science by Piter Kehoma Boll, Lucas Krüger

“…With a team of renowned researchers working on different and sometimes unique research lines, the interruption of PPG Biologia will harm the progress of biological research and conservation across the Neotropical realm.…”
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Trichospirura aethiopica n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) from Malacomys longipes (Rodentia: Muridae) in Gabon, first record of the genus in the Ethiopian Realm by Bain Odile, Junker Kerstin

“…A hypothesis for the origin of Trichospirura in mammals through a remote host-switching event in tupaiids in southern Asia, likely facilitated by the intermediate hosts, and for their subsequent migration to the Ethiopian and finally Neotropical Realm is proposed. Regarding the two species from anurans and saurians in the Antilles, one or two host-switching events are considered equally possible, based on morphological characters.…”
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First record of the genus Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae), endoparasite from Scinax staufferi (Anura: Hylidae) in Mexico Primer registro del género Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasid... by Elizabeth Aurelia Martínez-Salazar, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León, Gabriela Parra Olea

“…Morphology of the nematode is briefly described and compared with other species of the genus, and mainly with parasites of hylids in the Neotropical Realm. This study represents the first record of a species of Rhabdias species parasitizing S. staufferi, and also constitutes the first record of a nematode parasite of hylid frogs in Chiapas State, Mexico.…”
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The Presence of <em>Dirofilaria immitis</em> in Domestic Dogs on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos by Carla Andreea Culda, Romane Dionnet, Andra Celia Barbu, Andrada Silvia Cârstolovean, Teodora Dan, Jaime Grijalva, Priscilla Espin, Rommel Lenin Vinueza, Marylin Cruz, Diego Páez-Rosas, Leon Renato, Andrei Daniel Mihalca

“…This study's concept was outlined around the principle of conservation medicine in a biodiversity hotspot from the Neotropical realm: the Galapagos Islands. The wildlife balance has been modified by multi-host parasites introduced with some domestic animals (dogs and cats). …”
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