Nelson A. Canal, Colombian entomologist.

• Universidad del Tolima, Barrio Altos de Santa Helena, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

Authored taxa

• 3 taxon names authored by Nelson A. Canal (List may be incomplete)

plus:

• Anastrepha entodonta
• Anastrepha hadropickeli
• Neosilba plana
• Neosilba tolimensis
• Neosilba amphora
• Neosilba convexa
• Neosilba concava
• Neosilba orbata
• Neosilba spiculata
• Neosilba angusta
• Neosilba distospinosa
• Neosilba piracea

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

• Canal, N.A., Hernández-Ortiz, V., Tigrero, J.O. & Selivon, D. 2015. Morphometric study of third-instar larvae from five morphotypes of the Anastrepha fraterculus cryptic species complex (Diptera, Tephritidae). In: De Meyer, M., Clarke, A.R., Vera, M.T. & Hendrichs, J. (Eds) Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Enhance SIT Application and Facilitate International Trade. Zookeys, 540: 41–59. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.540.6012 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

• Castañeda, M. del R., Selivon, D., Hernández-Ortiz, V., Soto, A. & Canal, N.A. 2015. Morphometric divergence in populations of Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera, Tephritidae) from Colombia and some Neotropical locations. In: De Meyer, M., Clarke, A.R., Vera, M.T. & Hendrichs, J. (Eds) Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Enhance SIT Application and Facilitate International Trade. Zookeys, 540: 61–81. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.540.6013 Full article Reference page. 

• Hernández-Ortiz, V., Canal, N.A., Tigrero, J.O., Ruíz-Hurtado, F.M. & Dzul-Cauich, J.F. 2015. Taxonomy and phenotypic relationships of the Anastrepha fraterculus complex in the Mesoamerican and Pacific Neotropical dominions (Diptera, Tephritidae). In: De Meyer, M., Clarke, A.R., Vera, M.T. & Hendrichs, J. (Eds) Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Enhance SIT Application and Facilitate International Trade. Zookeys 540: 95–124. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.540.6027 Full article Reference page. 

• Vaníčková, L., Břízová, R., Pompeiano, A., Ferreira, L.L., Aquino, N.C. de, Tavares, R. de F., Rodriguez, L.D., Mendonça, A. de L., Canal, N.A. & Nascimento, R.R. do 2015. Characterisation of the chemical profiles of Brazilian and Andean morphotypes belonging to the Anastrepha fraterculus complex (Diptera, Tephritidae). In: De Meyer, M., Clarke, A.R., Vera, M.T. & Hendrichs, J. (Eds) Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Enhance SIT Application and Facilitate International Trade. ZooKeys 540: 193-209. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.540.9649 Full article Reference page. 

• Canal, N.A. 2010. New species and records of Anastrepha Schiner (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Colombia. Zootaxa 2425: 32–44. Preview (PDF) Reference page.