Robert Perger

Robert Perger, Bolivian entomologist.

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(List may be incomplete)

(List may be incomplete)

Perger, R. & Guerra, F. 2012. Two new tiger beetle (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelitae) species from the Tucuman-Bolivian forest in the National Tariquia Reserve, Bolivia. Zootaxa 3434: 49–58. Preview Reference page.

Perger, R. & Grossi, P.C. 2013. Revision of the rhinoceros beetle genus Oryctophileurus Kolbe with description of a new species, the male of O. varicosus Prell, and notes on biogeography (Scarabaeoidea, Dynastinae, Phileurini). ZooKeys 346: 1–16. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.346.6114 Reference page.

Perger, R. & Guerra, F. 2015. The first longhorned beetle record for the Prepuna in the Bolivian Andes and Potosi Department in Bolivia: a new species of Dirocoremia (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Rhopalophorini). Zootaxa 4052(1): 143–149. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.1.9. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Perger, R. & Guerra, F. 2015. First records of the jewel beetles Chrysobothris desmaresti (Laporte & Gory, 1836) and Hiperantha stempelmanni Berg, 1889 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Bolivia. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4178. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4178. Reference page.

Perger, R. & Guerra, F. 2016. The description of a new calyptrate fly mimicking species of the fungus weevil genus Gymnognathus Schönherr 1826 from the southern Bolivian Andes (Coleoptera: Anthribidae: Anthribinae). Zootaxa 4084(2): 277–284. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4084.2.7.Reference page.

Perger, R., Santos-Silva, A. & Guerra, F. 2017. Description of the male of Phoebe ornator (Tippmann, 1960) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Hemilophini), analysis of the species biogeography, and first observation of chromatic gender dimorphism in Hemilophini. Zootaxa 4250(4): 337–346. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4250.4.4. Reference page.
Santos-Silva, A. & Perger, R.. 2017. A new Icimauna Martins & Galileo, 1991, from the Bolivian orocline (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Hemilophini). Zootaxa 4250(5): 489–493. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4250.5.7. Reference page.

Perger, R. & Rubio, G.D. 2018. A wolf in sheep’s clothing: The description of a fly resembling jumping spider of the genus Scoturius Simon, 1901 (Araneae: Salticidae: Huriini). PLoS ONE. 13(1): e0190582. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190582 Reference page.
Perger, R. & Santos-Silva, A. 2018. A true long horn—a new species of Macronemus Dejean, 1835 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Acanthoderini) from the Bolivian Andes. Zootaxa 4471(2): 375–380. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4471.2.10 Reference page.

Perger, R. & Santos-Silva, A. 2019. Addition to the known long-horned beetle fauna of the Bolivian Andes: A new lycid-like species of Mimolaia Bates, 1885 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Caliini). Zootaxa 4550(2): 295–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4550.2.10 Reference page.

Perger, R. & Rubio, G.D. 2020. Contributions to the knowledge of Neotropical ant-like spiders: Myrmecotypus tahyinandu sp. n. from Bolivian Chiquitano forest, a new country record for M. niger, and indirect evidence for species-specific mimicry (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae). Zootaxa 4790(1): 151–164. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4790.1.9. . Reference page.
Perger, R., Rubio, G.D. 2020. Sympolymnia, a new genus of Neotropical ant-like spider, with description of two new species and indirect evidence for transformational mimicry (Araneae, Salticidae, Simonellini). Zoosystematics and Evolution. 96(2): 781-795. DOI: 10.3897/zse.96.55210 Reference page.

Perger, R. & Dupérré, N. 2021. Myrmecotypus mazaxoides sp. nov. – a new ground-dwelling, carpenter ant-resembling sac spider species from the Bolivian orocline, with indirect evidence for species-specific mimicry (Araneae, Corinnidae, Castianeirinae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(1): 273-280. DOI: 10.3897/zse.97.64766. . Reference page.
Perger, R. & Rubio, G.D. 2021. Myrmecotypus haddadi sp. nov.—a new species of ant resembling sac spider from the Bolivian orocline (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae). Zootaxa 4969(1): 054–060. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4969.1.2. Reference page.
Perger, R. & Rubio, G.D. 2021a. A new species of Myrmecotypus Pickard-Cambridge spider (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae) from the Bolivian orocline, imitating one of the world's most aggressive ants. Insecta Mundi 860: 1-8. Reference page.
Perger, R., Amaral, K.B.do & Bianchi, F.M. 2021. Distribution modelling of the rare stink bug Ceratozygum horridum (Germar, 1839): isolated in small spots across the Neotropics or a continuous population?. Journal of Natural History 55: 649–663. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1919328 Reference page.

Pett, B.L., Rubio, G.D. & Perger, R. 2022. Grismadox gen. nov., a new Neotropical genus of ant-resembling spiders (Araneae, Corinnidae, Castianeirinae), including the description of two new species from Bolivia and Paraguay. Zoosystematics and Evolution 98(1): 1-11. DOI: 10.3897/zse.98.76677 . Reference page.
Perger, R. & Rubio, G.D. 2022. A new genus of jumping spider from the Bolivian Yungas forest, a new country record for Erica eugenia Peckham & Peckham, 1892, and notes on turtle ant mimicry (Araneae: Salticidae: Simonellini). Arachnology 19(2): 574-579. DOI: 10.13156/arac.2022.19.2.574. . Reference page.
Perger, R., Rubio, G.D. & Pett, B.L. 2022. Grismadox elsneri sp. nov.—a new species of ant-resembling sac spider from the Bolivian orocline, with indirect evidence of species-specific mimicry (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae). Zootaxa 5168(4): 441–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5168.4.4. . Reference page.