Host Institutions in Latin America

Mexico: El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, ECOSUR, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas (http://www.ecosur.mx/). ECOSUR is a postgraduate institution of multidiscplinary research and education in the southern border regions of Mexico. There are three speciality areas of study, one of which is biodiversity conservation.

Expedition Year: 2008.

Collaborator: Dr. Jorge Leonel León Cortés, Lepidoptera biodiversity and systematics; conservation biology of fragmented habitats.

E-mail: jleon@sclc.ecosur.mx

Guatemala: Universidad del Valle, Guatemala City (http://www.uvg.edu.gt/), and Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (http://www.usac.edu.gt/). UVG and USAC are the main institutions of advanced learning in Guatemala. The UVG Department of Biology has a focus on insect biodiversity and systematics. USAC has an active biodiversity research group and plays a key role in managing natural areas in the country.

Expedition Year: 2009.

Collaborator: Dr. Jack Schuster, Biodiversity, systematics and evolution of Passalidae (Coleoptera).

E-mail: jschuste@uvg.edu.gt

Honduras: Zamorano Biodiversity Center (Centro Zamorano de Biodiversidad), Pan-American School of Agriculture, Zamorano (http://www.zamorano.edu/). The Pan-American School of Agriculture is an internationally recognized and accredited institution dedicated to the responsible management of natural resources. It is the home of the Zamorano Biodiversity Center, a major biodiversity resource for Central America.

Expedition Year: 2010.

Collaborators: Dr. José Manuel Mora Benavides, Administrator at Centro Zamorano de Biodiversidad, and Dr. Oliver Schlein, Curator of the Insect Collection.

E-mail: jmora@zamorano.edu, oschlein@zamorano.edu

Nicaragua: Museo Entomologico, Leon (http://www.bio-nica.info/topic/index.html).

Expedition Year: 2011.

Collaborator: Dr. Jean-Michel Maes, Biodiversity and systematics of insects, Curator of insect collection.

E-mail: jmmaes@ibw.com.ni