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Aura Paucar-Cabrera in the collection room at the National
Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2000. Photo by
F. Ocampo. |
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Aura
Paucar-Cabrera finished her M.S. degree in our lab in 2001 (PEET-Graduates).
Her research included the systematics of New World Rutelinae as
well as scarab larvae. She completed a faunistic survey of the
Rutelinae of Ecuador for her Licenciatura degree at the Catholic
University of Quito in 1998. For her M.S. research, she revised
the genus Epectinaspis
(Rutelinae: Anomalini), and the paper
was published by the Coleopterists Bulletin Monographic series.
Currently she is working at the University of Nebraska State
Museum. She designs and upgrades the web pages of the University
of Nebraska State Museum-Entomology Division, Generic
Guide to New World Scarab Beetles, Scarabaeoidea
of Southern South America, Faunistic
Survey of the Dynastinae of Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador,
and Scarab
Workers World Directory. |
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EDUCATION
M. Sc.in Entomology, Department of Entomology, University
of Nebraska-Lincoln. Graduate Advisors: Dr. Brett Ratcliffe,
Dr. Mary Liz Jameson. Degree received: December 2001.
Licenciatura
in Biological Science, Department of Exact and Natural
Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
Advisor: Dr. Giovanni Onore. Degree received: November
1998. |
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PRINCIPAL
AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST
Web page design of electronic publications about natural
sciences. Scientific illustration (pen and ink, coquille,
and carbon dust).
Zoogeography, evolution and systematics of the New World
scarabaeoid beetles, phylogeny of the Neotropical genus
Epectinaspis (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini),
and taxonomy and natural history of the larvae of scarab
beetles. |
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
2007-present. Owner and president of Bio-graphica International LLC.
2005-present. Research assistant and web page designer.
University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska.
2001-2004. Microbiologist. University of Nebraska Veterinary
Diagnostic Center. Lincoln, Nebraska.
1999-2001. Research Assistant, Division of Entomology,
University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1998-1999.
Research Assistant for the project: "Epidemiological role
of Rhodnius ecuadoriensis (Reduviidae: Triatominae)
in Ecuador". Financially supported by TDR-WHO. Instituto
Juan César García.
1995-1996.
Curator's assistant at the Museum of Invertebrates (QCAZ)
of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
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| REFEREED
PUBLICATIONS
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2005. A catalog and distributional
analysis of the Rutelinae of Ecuador. Zootaxa 948: 1-92.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2003. Phylogenetic analysis of the
Neotropical genus Epectinaspis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Rutelinae: Anomalini). Coleopterists Bulletin Monographic
series vol II.
Morón, M. A. and A. Paucar-Cabrera. 2003. Larvae
and pupae of species of the genus Macraspis (Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini). The Canadian Entomologist
135: 437-491.
Jameson, M. L., A.Paucar-Cabrera and A. Solís.
2003. synopsis of the New World genera of anomaline scarabs
(Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini) and description of
a new genus from Costa Rica. Annals of the Entomological
Society of America 96(4):415-432.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2003. Description of the third instar
larvae of Dynastes hercules (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae).
In: The Dynastes of Panama and Costa Rica. Brett Ratcliffe.
Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 16:1-506.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. and A.B.T. Smith. 2002. Description
of the third instar larvae of Platycoelia gaujoni
and Platycoelia lutescens (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Rutelinae: Anoplognathini). Coleopterists Bulletin 56(3):
438-445.
Abad-Franch, F., A. Paucar C., C. Carpio C., C. A. Cuba
Cuba, H. M. Aguilar V., M. A. Miles. 2001. Biogeography
of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Ecuador: Implications
for the design of control strategies. Memórias
do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 96(5):611-620.
Abad-Franch,
F., F. Noireau, A. Paucar C., H. M. Aguilar V., C. Carpio,
J. Racines V. 2000. The use of live bait traps for the
study of sylvatic Rhodnius (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
populations in palm trees. Transactions of the Royal Society
of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 94:629-630.
Smith,
A.B.T. and A. Paucar C. 2000. Taxonomic review of Platycoelia
lutescens Blanchard (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anoplognathini)
and a description of the use of this species as food by
the people of the Ecuadorian highlands. Annals of the
Entomological Society of America 93:408-414.
Aguilar, V. H. Marcelo , Fernando Abad Franch, José
Racines V, Aura Paucar C. 1999. Epidemiology of Chagas
disease in Ecuador, a brief review. Memórias do
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol 94(1): 387-393. |
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| ELECTRONIC
PUBLICATIONS
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2006. Reunión
Latinoamericana de Scarabaeoidología.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2006. Key
to Epectinaspis species.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2005. Profiles to the genera: Anomalorhina and Balanogonia.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2004. Profiles to the genera: Elcarmeniella,
Parisolea,
Parisoleoides,
and Promacropoides.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2001. Overview
of the tribe Anomalini (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae), genera
of the New World.
Paucar-Cabrera,
A. 2001. Profiles to the genera: Anomala,
Anomalacra,
Callirhinus,
Callistethus,
Chelilabia,
Dilophochila,
Epectinaspis,
Leptohoplia,
Mazahuapertha,
Nayarita,
Popillia,
Rugopertha,
Strigoderma,
and Yaaxkumukia.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2001.Profiles
to the species of Epectinaspis.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2000. Monographic research on the Neotropical
genus Epectinaspis (Rutelinae: Anomalini). |
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WEB
PAGE DESIGN
University
of Nebraska State Museum-Entomology Division
Generic
Guide to New World Scarab Beetles
Scarabaeoidea
of Southern South America
Faunistic
Survey of the Dynastinae of Honduras, Nicaragua, and El
Salvador
Scarab
Workers World Directory.
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SCIENTIFIC
ILLUSTRATION
Ratcliffe, B.C. and R.D. Cave. 2006. The
Dynastine Scarab Beetles of Honduras, Nicaragua, and
El Salvador
(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Bulletin of the
University of Nebraska State Museum 21: 1-424. Carbon
pencil and ink habitus of Orizabus botox.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2005. A catalog and distributional
analysis of the Rutelinae of Ecuador. Zootaxa 948: 1-92.
Carbon pencil and ink habitus.
Jameson, M. L. and K. Wada. 2004. Revision of the genus
Peltonotus Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Dynastinae) from Southeastern Asia. Zootaxa 502: 1-66.
Ink and carbon pencil drawings.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2003. Phylogenetic analysis of the
Neotropical genus Epectinaspis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Rutelinae: Anomalini). Coleopterists Bulletin Monographic
series vol II. Ink drawings.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. 2003. Description of the third instar
larvae of Dynastes hercules (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae).
In: The Dynastes of Panama and Costa Rica. Brett Ratcliffe.
Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 16:1-506.
Ink drawings.
Jameson, M. L., A.Paucar-Cabrera and A. Solís.
2003. synopsis of the New World genera of anomaline scarabs
(Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini) and description of
a new genus from Costa Rica. Annals of the Entomological
Society of America 96(4):415-432. Ink drawings.
Morón, M. A. and A. Paucar-Cabrera. 2003. Larvae
and pupae of species of the genus Macraspis (Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini). The Canadian Entomologist
135: 437-491. Ink drawings.
Paucar-Cabrera, A. and A.B.T. Smith. 2002. Description
of the third instar larvae of Platycoelia gaujoni
and Platycoelia lutescens (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Rutelinae: Anoplognathini). Coleopterists Bulletin 56(3):
438-445. Ink drawings.
Jameson, M. L., B. C. Ratcliffe, and V. Maly. 2002. Review
of the genus Acrobalbia with remarks on its classification,
and a key to the world genera of Cyclocephalini (Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Folia Heyrovskyana 10(1): 1-15.
Ink drawings. |
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| TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
2000.
Teaching Assistant, Insect Identification (Entomology
116). Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska.
1999. Workshop of scarabs and dung beetles. Pontificia
Universidad Católica del Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador.
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SEMINARS
AND PRESENTATIONS
Paucar-Cabrera, Aura. Zoogeographical Distribution
of Anomala Samouelle and other Rutelinae (Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae) in Ecuador. XX Biology Congress of Ecuador.
Esmeraldas, Ecuador, November 1996.
Paucar-Cabrera,
Aura. Zoogeographical Distribution of Rutelinae (Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae) in Ecuador. III Latin American Reunion of
Scarabaeidology. Xalapa, Mexico, October 1997.
Paucar-Cabrera,
Aura. Zoogeographical Distribution of Rutelinae (Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae) in Ecuador. XXI Biology Congress of Ecuador.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, November 1997.
Paucar-Cabrera,
Aura. Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Ecuador:
Catalogue, Zoogeography and Biological Notes. Licenciatura
thesis, Biology Department of the Pontificia Universidad
Cat—lica del Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador, November 1998.
Lasso,
D., P. Jarr’n, A. Paucar-Cabrera. The insectivorous bat
Mycronicteris megalotis is selective or opportunistic?
XX1I Biology Congress of Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador, November
1998.
Abad-Franch,
F., A. Paucar-Cabrera., H.M. Aguilar V. and J. Racines
V. Vectors of Chagas disease in Ecuador (Hemiptera: Reduviidae:
Triatominae). Zoogeography and a preliminary morphometric
study. Poster Simposio International sobre avanz no conhecimento
da doença de Chagas 90 anos apos a sua descoberta,
FIOCRUZ. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 1999.
Paucar-Cabrera,
Aura. A faunistic survey of the Rutelinae (Coleoptera
: Scarabaeidae) of Ecuador. Entomological Society of America
Meeting. Atlanta, USA, 12-16 December 1999.
Paucar-Cabrera,
Aura. A Faunistic Survey of the Rutelinae (Scarabaeidae)
of Ecuador. Entomological Society of America, National
Science Fundation-Partnerships in Enhancing Expertise
in Taxonomy (PEET) meeting, Washington, D. C, March 1999.
Paucar-Cabrera,
Aura. A faunistic survey of the Rutelinae (Coleoptera
: Scarabaeidae) of Ecuador. Initiative for Ecological
and Evolutionary Analysis. Lincoln, USA, April 2000.
Paucar-Cabrera,
Aura. A preliminary overview of the Neotropical genus
Epectinaspis Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Rutelinae: Anomalini). International Congress of Entomology.
Iguazu, Brazil, 20-26 August 2000.
Ocampo,
F. C. and A. Paucar-Cabrera. Distributional patterns of
the Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Ecuador: a
study applying Parsymony Analysis of Endemicity (PAE).
Entomological Society of America/Entomological Society
of Canada, Montreal, Canada, 4-7 December 2000.
Paucar-Cabrera,
A. . The New World Anomalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Rutelinae) and a description of a new genus from Costa
Rica. Entomological Society of America/Entomological Society
of Canada, Montreal, Canada, 4-7 December 2000.
Laso-Meza,
D.O. and A. Paucar-Cabrera. Scarabaeidae as part of the
diet of the insectivorous bat Mycronicteris megalotis.
III Latin American Reunion of Scarabaeidology. Quito,
Ecuador, March 2001.
Paucar-Cabrera,
A. Overview of the Neotropical genus Epectinaspis Blanchard
(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini). III
Latin American Reunion of Scarabaeidology. Quito, Ecuador,
March 2001.
Ocampo,
F. C. and A. Paucar-Cabrera. Distributional patterns of
the Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Ecuador: a
study applying Parsymony Analysis of Endemicity (PAE).
III Latin American Reunion of Scarabaeidology. Quito,
Ecuador, March 2001. |
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FIELD
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL
2000.
Belém, Rio de Janeiro,
and São Paulo; Brazil (collections research,
2 weeks).
1998-1999.
Research assistant in the project "Epidemiological role
of Rhodnius ecuadoriensis (Reduviidae: Triatominae)
in Ecuador". Trips to Pichincha and Loja, Ecuador.
1996-1998. Numerous collecting trips to all Ecuadorian
provinces (except Galapagos) for the project: "A
catalog and distributional analysis of the Rutelinae of
Ecuador". |
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