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Elytra Reduction May Affect the Evolution of Beetle Hind Wings
Zoomorphology https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-017-0388-1 ORIGINAL PAPER Elytra reduction may affect the evolution of beetle hind wings Jakub Goczał1 · Robert Rossa1 · Adam Tofilski2 Received: 21 July 2017 / Revised: 31 October 2017 / Accepted: 14 November 2017 © The Author(s) 2017. This article is an open access publication Abstract Beetles are one of the largest and most diverse groups of animals in the world. Conversion of forewings into hardened shields is perceived as a key adaptation that has greatly supported the evolutionary success of this taxa. Beetle elytra play an essential role: they minimize the influence of unfavorable external factors and protect insects against predators. Therefore, it is particularly interesting why some beetles have reduced their shields. This rare phenomenon is called brachelytry and its evolution and implications remain largely unexplored. In this paper, we focused on rare group of brachelytrous beetles with exposed hind wings. We have investigated whether the elytra loss in different beetle taxa is accompanied with the hind wing shape modification, and whether these changes are similar among unrelated beetle taxa. We found that hind wings shape differ markedly between related brachelytrous and macroelytrous beetles. Moreover, we revealed that modifications of hind wings have followed similar patterns and resulted in homoplasy in this trait among some unrelated groups of wing-exposed brachelytrous beetles. Our results suggest that elytra reduction may affect the evolution of beetle hind wings. Keywords Beetle · Elytra · Evolution · Wings · Homoplasy · Brachelytry Introduction same mechanism determines wing modification in all other insects, including beetles. However, recent studies have The Coleoptera order encompasses almost the quarter of all provided evidence that formation of elytra in beetles is less currently known animal species (Grimaldi and Engel 2005; affected by Hox gene than previously expected (Tomoyasu Hunt et al. -
Insect Survey of Four Longleaf Pine Preserves
A SURVEY OF THE MOTHS, BUTTERFLIES, AND GRASSHOPPERS OF FOUR NATURE CONSERVANCY PRESERVES IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA Stephen P. Hall and Dale F. Schweitzer November 15, 1993 ABSTRACT Moths, butterflies, and grasshoppers were surveyed within four longleaf pine preserves owned by the North Carolina Nature Conservancy during the growing season of 1991 and 1992. Over 7,000 specimens (either collected or seen in the field) were identified, representing 512 different species and 28 families. Forty-one of these we consider to be distinctive of the two fire- maintained communities principally under investigation, the longleaf pine savannas and flatwoods. An additional 14 species we consider distinctive of the pocosins that occur in close association with the savannas and flatwoods. Twenty nine species appear to be rare enough to be included on the list of elements monitored by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (eight others in this category have been reported from one of these sites, the Green Swamp, but were not observed in this study). Two of the moths collected, Spartiniphaga carterae and Agrotis buchholzi, are currently candidates for federal listing as Threatened or Endangered species. Another species, Hemipachnobia s. subporphyrea, appears to be endemic to North Carolina and should also be considered for federal candidate status. With few exceptions, even the species that seem to be most closely associated with savannas and flatwoods show few direct defenses against fire, the primary force responsible for maintaining these communities. Instead, the majority of these insects probably survive within this region due to their ability to rapidly re-colonize recently burned areas from small, well-dispersed refugia. -
English Nature Research Report No
23 6 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSERVATION 6.1 Introduction A very few examples of the artificial habitats considered in this report have statutory protection as SSSI or LNRs, A few, not all the same ones, have good invertebrate records. None have good enough invertebrate records, as seen in the Introduction, to be able to define invertebrate "communities" by more than species lists and, cxcasionally, relative abundances of some species in a very few years. The importance of such habitats for biodiversity consewation is however substantial, as demonstrated above. Few Broad Habitat types could boast as inany as 12-15% of the list of nationally scarce and rare species, and no other for which no Key Habitat has been defined. The situation is therefore one in which we have the minimal knowledge needed to know how important the problem is and, so far, only the skeleton of a conservation strategy which will address it, Clearly we need to know more about the invertebrates, more about the sites concerned and have a better strategy for conservation. It is not easy to judge how to do this and to set the priorities in the right urder. In the following I leave aside the purely synanthropic species which are either controversial for conservation (such as specific parasites) or common species present as curiosities well outside their global range (such as camel crickets and the range of tropical pyralid moths which breed in aquatic nurseries). 6.2 lnvertcbratc surveys We know too little about the invertebrate faunas of artificial sites, in particular and in general, There are two consequences of this, First, important sites may disappear unknown because they have not been surveyed or have been inadequately surveyed. -
Invasive Alien Plants an Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent
Invasive Alien Plants An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent EDITED BY I.R. BHATT, J.S. SINGH, S.P. SINGH, R.S. TRIPATHI AND R.K. KOHL! 019eas Invasive Alien Plants An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent FSC ...wesc.org MIX Paper from responsible sources `FSC C013604 CABI INVASIVE SPECIES SERIES Invasive species are plants, animals or microorganisms not native to an ecosystem, whose introduction has threatened biodiversity, food security, health or economic development. Many ecosystems are affected by invasive species and they pose one of the biggest threats to biodiversity worldwide. Globalization through increased trade, transport, travel and tour- ism will inevitably increase the intentional or accidental introduction of organisms to new environments, and it is widely predicted that climate change will further increase the threat posed by invasive species. To help control and mitigate the effects of invasive species, scien- tists need access to information that not only provides an overview of and background to the field, but also keeps them up to date with the latest research findings. This series addresses all topics relating to invasive species, including biosecurity surveil- lance, mapping and modelling, economics of invasive species and species interactions in plant invasions. Aimed at researchers, upper-level students and policy makers, titles in the series provide international coverage of topics related to invasive species, including both a synthesis of facts and discussions of future research perspectives and possible solutions. Titles Available 1.Invasive Alien Plants : An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent Edited by J.R. Bhatt, J.S. Singh, R.S. Tripathi, S.P. -
Capacidad-De-Diferentes-Especies-Horticolas-De-Atraer-Nematodos-Entomopatogenos-Del
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRONÓMICAS ESCUELA DE PREGRADO MEMORIA DE TÍTULO CAPACIDAD DE DIFERENTES ESPECIES HORTÍCOLAS DE ATRAER NEMÁTODOS ENTOMOPATÓGENOS DEL GÉNERO Steinernema AL SER ATACADAS POR EL GUSANO CORTADOR DE LA PAPA (Agrotis bilitura Guenée) MARÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES QUEZADA CEPEDA Santiago, Chile 2018 UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRONÓMICAS ESCUELA DE PREGRADO MEMORIA DE TÍTULO CAPACIDAD DE DIFERENTES ESPECIES HORTÍCOLAS DE ATRAER NEMÁTODOS ENTOMOPATÓGENOS DEL GÉNERO Steinernema AL SER ATACADAS POR EL GUSANO CORTADOR DE LA PAPA (Agrotis bilitura Guenée) CAPACITY OF DIFFERENT HORTICULTURAL SPECIES OF ATTRACTING ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES OF THE GENDER Steinernema WHEN ATTACKED BY THE POTATO CUT WORM (Agrotis bilitura Guenée) MARÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES QUEZADA CEPEDA Santiago, Chile 2018 UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRONÓMICAS ESCUELA DE PREGRADO CAPACIDAD DE DIFERENTES ESPECIES HORTÍCOLAS DE ATRAER NEMÁTODOS ENTOMOPATÓGENOS DEL GÉNERO Steinernema AL SER ATACADAS POR EL GUSANO CORTADOR DE LA PAPA (Agrotis bilitura Guenée) Memoria para optar al título profesional de: Ingeniero Agrónomo MARÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES QUEZADA CEPEDA Profesores Guía Calificaciones Srta. Gabriela Lankin Vega 6,5 Ingeniero Agrónomo Ph. D. Erwin Aballay Espinoza 6,8 Ingeniero Agrónomo Ph. D. Profesores Evaluadores Tomislav Curkovic Sekul 5,8 Ingeniero Agrónomo Ph. D. Antonio Lizana Malinconi 6,6 Ingeniero Agrónomo Ph. D. Santiago, Chile 2018 AGRADECIMIENTOS Quiero dar las gracias, en primer lugar, a mis profesores guía, Gabriela Lankin y Erwin Aballay, por el entusiasmo, la amabilidad y por haberme aceptado como memorante desertora de otro departamento. No puedo dejar de mencionar al profesor Ian Homer, quien me ayudó en la construcción de los olfactómetros, me enseñó a usar sus máquinas y me permitió amablemente trabajar en su taller. -
Efecto Del Ataque De Nematodos
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRONÓMICAS ESCUELA DE PREGRADO MEMORIA DE TÍTULO EFECTO DEL ATAQUE DE NEMATODOS ENTOMOPATÓGENOS NATIVOS DEL GÉNERO Steinernema SOBRE EL GUSANO CORTADOR DE LA PAPA (Agrotis bilitura Guenée) EN CONDICIONES DE LABORATORIO ELIANA AURORA BURGOS MEDINA Santiago, Chile 2017 UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRONÓMICAS ESCUELA DE PREGRADO MEMORIA DE TÍTULO EFECTO DEL ATAQUE DE NEMATODOS ENTOMOPATÓGENOS NATIVOS DEL GÉNERO Steinernema SOBRE EL GUSANO CORTADOR DE LA PAPA (Agrotis bilitura Guenée) EN CONDICIONES DE LABORATORIO EFFECT OF THE ATTACK OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES NATIVES OF THE GENUS Steinernema ON POTATO CUTWORM (Agrotis bilitura Guenée) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS ELIANA AURORA BURGOS MEDINA Santiago, Chile 2017 UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRONÓMICAS ESCUELA DE PREGRADO EFECTO DEL ATAQUE DE NEMATODOS ENTOMOPATÓGENOS NATIVOS DEL GÉNERO Steinernema SOBRE EL GUSANO CORTADOR DE LA PAPA (Agrotis bilitura Guenée) EN CONDICIONES DE LABORATORIO Memoria para optar al título profesional de Ingeniera Agrónoma ELIANA AURORA BURGOS MEDINA PROFESORES GUÍAS CALIFICACIONES Sr. Erwin Aballay E. 7,0 Ingeniero Agrónomo, M.S., Ph. D. Sra. Gabriela Lankin V. 7,0 Ingeniero Agrónomo, M.S., Ph. D. PROFESORES EVALUADORES Sr. Nicola Fiore 6,0 Ingeniero Agrónomo, Dr. Cs. Sr. Cristian Kremer F. 6,6 Ingeniero Agrónomo, Ph. D. Santiago, Chile 2017 AGRADECIMIENTOS Me gustaría dedicar este trabajo a mis padres, Francisco y Otilia, y a mis hermanos Edgardo y Scarleth. A mis profesores guías, Erwin Aballay y Gabriela Lankin. A mis amigos de universidad, Eduardo, Vildo, Diego, Hugo, Maca, y Carlotta, por toda su amistad y apoyo incondicional a lo largo de la carrera. -
Plantas Hospedadoras De Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) En El Noreste De Argentina
Rev. Bio!. Trop., 44(3)145(1): 167-175, 1996-1997 Plantas hospedadoras de Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) en el noreste de Argentina Oscar E. Gonzalez' y Osvaldo R. Di Iori02 1 Museo Regional Municipal Sudoeste Chaqueño, (3730) Charata, Chaco, Argentina. Entomología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, (1428) Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mai!: Dü[email protected] (Ree. 4-1-1996. Rev. 24-IV-1996. Acep. 8-VIII-1996) Abstraet: New host p1ants and loealities are recorded for 84 species of Cerambycidae of Chaco Province (Chaquenian Dominion) and Paranaense Province (Amazonian Dominion) in northeastem Argentina and Brazil. Host p1ants belong to Anacardiaceae, Asc1epiadaceae, Apocynaceae, Bignoniaceae, Bombacaceae, Cactaceae, Caesalpinaceae, Capparidaceae, Casuarinaceae, Fabaceae, Mimosaceae, Moraceae, Nyctaginaceae, Polygonaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rutaceae, Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae and Ulmaceae.First records for Argentinaand host plants: Compsocerus barbicor nis Serville 1834, Desmiphora lenkoi (Lane 1959), Neocompsa serrana (Martins 1962) and Trachysomus dromedarius (Voet 1778). Fírst host plants records of rare or uncornrnon Argentine specíes of Cerambycidae are Methia tubuliven tris GounelIe 1913, Paraleptidea femorata GounelIe1913 and Oncideres pepotinga Martíns 1981. Key words: Cerambycidae, host plants, north-eastem Argentina. La presente contribución continúa con la in Cuando una localidad se visitó en más de vestigación de plantas hospedadoras de Ce una oportunidad, se agrega al lado del nombre rambycidae del noreste de Argentina (Di lorio el año correspondiente al de recolección de la 1994 a): se presentan nuevos registros de loca planta de donde emergieron los ejemplares lidades, plantas hospedadoras y correcciones a mencionados; en el caso de plantas taladas más dicha publicación. de una vez, la fecha también se incluye entre paréntesis luego de la abreviatura relativa a la planta. -
Zeitschrift Für Naturforschung / C / 42 (1987)
1352 Notes (Z)-3-TetradecenyI Acetate as a Sex-Attractant species feed on Picea, Rumex and Rubus, respective Component in Gelechiinae and Anomologinae ly, and their relative trap captures greatly varied (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) between test sites, depending on host abundance; Ernst Priesner which may explain why one species (A. micella) was missing from the test by Willemse et al. Max-Planek-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie. D-8131 Seewiesen The outstanding effectiveness of the Z3-14:Ac for Z. Naturforsch. 42c, 1352—1355 (1987); males of these gelechiid species was supported by received August 25, 1987 electroantennogram measurements. These were Sex-Attractant, Attraction-Inhibitor, J3-Alkenyl made from males newly taken in Z3-14:Ac baited A cetates, Chionodes, Monochroa, Argolamprotes, traps (with antennae not yet glued to the adhesive), Aproaerema, Gelechiidae using technical procedures as in other Microlepido- The title compound, unreported as an insect pheromone ptera [3, 4], In the series of (Z)- and (£)-alkenyl ace component, effectively attracted certain male Gelechiidae tates, varied for chain length and double bond posi (genera Chionodes, Monochroa, Argolamprotes) as a sin gle chemical. Trap captures with this chemical decreased tion, the Z3-14:Ac, at the test amount of 1 |ig, elic on addition of either (E)-3-dodecenyl acetate, (£)-3-tetra- ited the greatest EAG response. This was followed decenyl acetate or (Z)-3-tetradecen-l-ol, the sexual attrac- by the geometric isomer (.O-MiAc), the corre tants of other, closely related species. Results on an Aproaerem a test species showing a synergistic attraction sponding alcohol analogue (Z3-14:OH) and some response to combinations of (Z)-3-tetradecenyl acetate positional isomers and shorter-chain homologues with its homologue (Z)-3-dodecenyl acetate are included. -
Ethnoentomological and Distributional Notes on Cerambycidae and Other Coleoptera of Guerrero and Puebla,Mexico
The Coleopterists Bulletin, 71(2): 301–314. 2017. ETHNOENTOMOLOGICAL AND DISTRIBUTIONAL NOTES ON CERAMBYCIDAE AND OTHER COLEOPTERA OF GUERRERO AND PUEBLA,MEXICO JONATHAN D. AMITH Research Affiliate, Department of Anthropology, Gettysburg College, Campus Box 2895, Gettysburg, PA 17325, U.S.A. and Research Associate, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, U.S.A. AND STEVEN W. LINGAFELTER Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,Washington, DC 20013-7012, U.S.A. Current address: 8920 South Bryerly Ct., Hereford, AZ 85615, U.S.A. ABSTRACT This article presents both ethnoentomological notes on Nahuatl and Mixtec language terms as they are applied to Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) and distributional records for species collected during three projects carried out in the states of Guerrero and Puebla, Mexico. Some comparative data from other Mesoamerican and Native American languages are discussed. Indigenous common names are mapped onto current taxonomic nomenclature, and an analysis is offered of the logical basis for Indigenous classification: the exclusion of some cerambycids and the inclusion of other beetles in the nominal native “cerambycid” category. New state distributional records for the Cerambycidae collected in this study are offered for Guerrero: Bebelis picta Pascoe, Callipogon senex Dupont, Neocompsa macrotricha Martins, Olenosus ser- rimanus Bates, Ornithia mexicana zapotensis Tippmann, Stenygra histrio Audinet-Serville, Strongylaspis championi Bates, Lissonotus flavocinctus puncticollis Bates, and Nothopleurus lobigenis Bates; and Puebla: Juiaparus mexicanus (Thomson), Ptychodes guttulatus Dillon and Dillon, and Steirastoma senex White. Key Words: linguistics, etymology, Nahuatl, Mixtec, longhorned beetle, wood-borer DOI.org/10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.301 The present article emerges from two language shapes. -
Checklist of the Leaf-Mining Flies (Diptera, Agromyzidae) of Finland
A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 441: 291–303Checklist (2014) of the leaf-mining flies( Diptera, Agromyzidae) of Finland 291 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.441.7586 CHECKLIST www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Checklist of the leaf-mining flies (Diptera, Agromyzidae) of Finland Jere Kahanpää1 1 Finnish Museum of Natural History, Zoology Unit, P.O. Box 17, FI–00014 University of Helsinki, Finland Corresponding author: Jere Kahanpää ([email protected]) Academic editor: J. Salmela | Received 25 March 2014 | Accepted 28 April 2014 | Published 19 September 2014 http://zoobank.org/04E1C552-F83F-4611-8166-F6B1A4C98E0E Citation: Kahanpää J (2014) Checklist of the leaf-mining flies (Diptera, Agromyzidae) of Finland. In: Kahanpää J, Salmela J (Eds) Checklist of the Diptera of Finland. ZooKeys 441: 291–303. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.441.7586 Abstract A checklist of the Agromyzidae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is presented. 279 (or 280) species are currently known from the country. Phytomyza linguae Lundqvist, 1947 is recorded as new to Finland. Keywords Checklist, Finland, Diptera, biodiversity, faunistics Introduction The Agromyzidae are called the leaf-miner or leaf-mining flies and not without reason, although a substantial fraction of the species feed as larvae on other parts of living plants. While Agromyzidae is traditionally placed in the superfamily Opomyzoidea, its exact relationships with other acalyptrate Diptera are poorly understood (see for example Winkler et al. 2010). Two subfamilies are recognised within the leaf-mining flies: Agromyzinae and Phytomyzinae. Both are now recognised as natural groups (Dempewolf 2005, Scheffer et al. 2007). Unfortunately the genera are not as well defined: at least Ophiomyia, Phy- toliriomyza and Aulagromyza are paraphyletic in DNA sequence analyses (see Scheffer et al. -
Recerca I Territori V12 B (002)(1).Pdf
Butterfly and moths in l’Empordà and their response to global change Recerca i territori Volume 12 NUMBER 12 / SEPTEMBER 2020 Edition Graphic design Càtedra d’Ecosistemes Litorals Mediterranis Mostra Comunicació Parc Natural del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter Museu de la Mediterrània Printing Gràfiques Agustí Coordinadors of the volume Constantí Stefanescu, Tristan Lafranchis ISSN: 2013-5939 Dipòsit legal: GI 896-2020 “Recerca i Territori” Collection Coordinator Printed on recycled paper Cyclus print Xavier Quintana With the support of: Summary Foreword ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Xavier Quintana Butterflies of the Montgrí-Baix Ter region ................................................................................................................. 11 Tristan Lafranchis Moths of the Montgrí-Baix Ter region ............................................................................................................................31 Tristan Lafranchis The dispersion of Lepidoptera in the Montgrí-Baix Ter region ...........................................................51 Tristan Lafranchis Three decades of butterfly monitoring at El Cortalet ...................................................................................69 (Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park) Constantí Stefanescu Effects of abandonment and restoration in Mediterranean meadows .......................................87 -
Parasites of the Agromyzidae (Diptera)
Beitr. Ent. • Bd. 18 • 1968- H. 1/2 * S. 5 -6 2 • Berlin University of Alberta Department of Entomology Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) G r a h a m C. D. G r i f f i t h s The Alysiinae (Hym. Braconidae) parasites of the Agromyzidae (Diptera) V. The parasites of Liriomyza Mik and certain small genera of Phytomyzinae1 With textfigures 171-185 Contents Introduction ........................................ 5 Previous Records............................................................................................................................ 6 Dapsilarthra F o r s t e r ................................................................................................................................... 6 Pseudopezomachus M a n t b r o ...........................................................................................................................10 D a c n u sin i.............................................................................................................................................. 11 Ooloneura F o r s t e r .....................................................................................................................................11 Dacnusa H a l i d a y .....................................................................................................................................17 Chorebus H a l i d a y .....................................................................................................................................28 Keys to the Dacnusini Parasites of particular Host-Groups