Venezuela 9 July–24 August, 2009 José A. Ochoa Lorenzo Prendini
Four separate trips: Bolivar, Andes (Mérida, Cordillera de la Costa (Aragua, Miranda), Amazonas (Orinoco river).
Cordillera de la Costa Tityus sp. (clathratus group) Mesotityus vondangeli
Monumento Soldado Pionero Broteochactas efreni La Escalera Gran Sabana, Bolivar Monumento Soldado Pionero Tityus venamensis Rhopalurus laticauda
Ananteris venezuelensis Salto Kamá Broteochactas santanai
Cesar Barrio and Lorenzo Prendini Los Andes, Mérida Cesar Barrio and Lorenzo Prendini Chactas alarconi
Hadrurochactas José A. Ochoa,Charles Brewer, Karen Brewer and Fernando Rojas-Runjaic, Cerro El Volcán, Caracas.
Brotheas Bolivar, Gran Sabana Broteochactas
Amazonas Orinoco river Chactopsis Brotheochactas
Visit to the collection of Manuel A. Gonzalez- Sponga We are gratefull to Gonzalez-Sponga’s family and Sergio Foghin
Venezuelan cuisine varies greatly from one region to another
Various types of transport
Acknowledgments to: Venezuelan Ministry of Science AMNH Kalbfleisch Postdoctoral Fellowship Familia González-Sponga Sergio Foghin, Fernando Rojas-Runjaic, Arnaldo Ferrer, Cesar Barrio, Charles Brewer, Karen Brewer, Adolfo Borges, Alejandro Yépez, Mario Blanco, José E. Yuri Yuri (Eladio).