DOCSLIB.ORG

Asidinimarruecoscompleto

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Asidinimarruecoscompleto nº Monografías electrónicas S.E.A. ISSN: 2386-5318 33 Los Asidini marroquíes. Ensayo monográfico sobre la tribu Asidini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) en el Reino de Marruecos Francisco Pérez-Vera & José Miguel Ávila SEociedad ntomológica A ragonesa www.sea-entomologia.org Zaragoza, 31-12-2012 Monografías electrónicas S.E.A.,3 Los Asidini marroquíes. Ensayo monográfico sobre la tribu Asidini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) en el Reino de Marruecos Francisco Pérez-Vera & José Miguel Ávila SEociedad ntomológica A ragonesa www.sea-entomologia.org Zaragoza, 31-12-2012 Monografías electrónicas S.E.A.,3 Los Asidini marroquíes. Ensayo monográfico sobre la tribu Asidini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) en el Reino de Marruecos Francisco Pérez-Vera & José Miguel Ávila SEociedad ntomológica A ragonesa www.sea-entomologia.org Zaragoza, 31-12-2012 Los Asidini marroquíes. F. Pérez-Vera & J. M. Ávila. Monografías electrónicas SEA, 3 (2012) 1 Sumario Préface. Fabien Soldati ................................................................... 3 Agradecimientos ............................................................................. 4 Introducción ..................................................................................... 5 Mapas de distribución de los Asidini paleárticos .......................................... 9 Mapas de distribución de los Asidini marroquíes ......................................... 9 Comentarios sobre la distribución geográfica del subgénero Glabrasida en Marruecos ............................................................ 10 Comentarios sobre la distribución geográfica de los subgéneros Machlasida y Pseudoelongasida en Marruecos ..................... 12 Comentarios sobre la distribución geográfica del género Asida en Marruecos ........................................................................... 14 El órgano genital masculino de los Asidini marroquíes y su significación en la Sistemática ......................................... 17 Sistemática de los Asidini de Marruecos .................................... 31 Género Alphasida: Subgénero Glabrasida .......................................................................... 33 Subgénero Machlasida ............................................................................. 53 Subgénero Pseudoelongasida ................................................................ 54 Género Asida: Subgénero Peltasida................................................................................. 54 Subgénero Globasida ............................................................................... 54 Subgénero Planasida ................................................................................ 55 Descriptiva de los Asidini de Marruecos ..................................... 59 Género Alphasida: Subgénero Glabrasida .......................................................................... 59 Subgénero Machlasida ........................................................................... 125 Subgénero Pseudoelongasida .............................................................. 156 Género Asida: Subgénero Peltasida............................................................................... 159 Subgénero Globasida ............................................................................. 162 Subgénero Planasida .............................................................................. 164 2 Los Asidini marroquíes. F. Pérez-Vera & J. M. Ávila. Monografías electrónicas SEA, 3 (2012) Apéndice: La tribu Asidini en el mundo .................................... 191 Índice de los taxones tratados en este trabajo ......................... 197 Bibliografía ................................................................................... 200 Planchas ............................................................................. I-CXXXVI Género Alphasida: Subgénero Glabrasida ............................................................................. I Subgénero Machlasida ...................................................................... LXXVI Subgénero Pseudoelongasida ............................................................... CX Género Asida: Subgénero Peltasida.............................................................................. CXII Subgénero Globasida .......................................................................... CXIV Subgénero Planasida .......................................................................... CXVII Los Asidini marroquíes. F. Pérez-Vera & J. M. Ávila. Monografías electrónicas SEA, 3 (2012) 3 Préface Les Tenebrionidae constituent une des familles de Coléoptères parmi les plus diversifiées au niveau mondial, avec environ 19.000 espèces actuellement décrites. En réalité, beaucoup nous sont encore inconnues, probablement au moins autant. Ils font partie des familles dont l'étude est encore très fragmentaire, nécessitant la réunion d'une bibliographie importante et souvent ancienne. Un des problèmes majeurs pour étudier les Tenebrionidae est la quasi absence de monographies récentes. A cela s'ajoute leur grande diversité liée en partie à leur ancienneté, à l'aptérisme de la plupart de leurs représentants, à leur rapide capacité d'évolution et à leur grande aptitude à s'adapter à des niches écologiques très variées. On rencontre ainsi des Tenebrionidae sous toutes les latitudes, depuis les zones littorales jusqu'à près de 5.000 mètres d'altitude dans les Andes ou en Asie centrale himalayenne. Ils abondent surtout dans les régions chaudes du globe et l'endémisme qu'ils présentent est particulièrement élevé, en particulier dans les montagnes. A ce phénomène, les Asidini ne font pas exception, bien au contraire. On ne compte pas moins de 331 espèces pour les seuls deux genres Asida et Alphasida en région paléarc- tique, dont 85 espèces pour le seul pays du Maroc, le deuxième plus riche derrière l'Es- pagne. En dépit de leur proximité, ces deux pays n'ont seulement qu'une espèce en commun malgré le paléo-épisode de la Bétique ! En zone paléarctique, les Asidini n'occupent essen- tiellement que la partie occidentale du Bassin méditerranéen avec pour zones les plus diver- sifiées le Maghreb, la Péninsule Ibérique, les Baléares, l'Italie et ses îles ainsi que les Bal- kans. Comme beaucoup de groupes très diversifiés, les Asidini nécessitent une révision globale qui représente un travail considérable. Comment en effet pouvoir étudier simulta- nément autant de taxons, retrouver tous les types, confronter d'innombrables spécimens de collections institutionnelles et de particuliers. Et pouvoir étudier sur le terrain, quand cela est possible, certaines populations afin de pouvoir mieux définir leur statut taxonomique et avoir un aperçu de l’écologie des espèces considérées, ces insectes étant le plus souvent rares avec des périodes d'activité en hiver ou au début du printemps. Un tel ensemble s'en- treprend par groupe phylétique ou sur une zone géographique bien délimitée. C’est justement de cette manière que les deux auteurs, MM. F. PEREZ-VERA et J. M. AVILA, ont décidé d’étudier les Asidini, en commençant par le Maroc, qui totalise tout de même 135 taxons, en comptant les sous-espèces, dont de nombreux endémiques et on peut à ce titre saluer leur courage. Dans le cadre de ce travail, ils ont pu étudier la plupart des types et syntypes des taxons actuellement connus et nous livrent ici une synthèse richement commentée et iconographiée, accompagnée de toutes les descriptions originales, le plus souvent traduites en langue espagnole. Ce travail constitue un point de départ pour la future grande révision des Asidini marocains qu’ils envisagent et ont déjà sous presse plusieurs travaux d’importance majeure. En plus d'être d'une grande utilité, leur présente œuvre est également très agréable à consulter et constitue une remarquable source d'information. Fabien SOLDATI, Quillan, le 26/09/2011 4 Los Asidini marroquíes. F. Pérez-Vera & J. M. Ávila. Monografías electrónicas SEA, 3 (2012) Agradecimientos La realización de esta Monografía sobre los Asidini de Marruecos ha sido posible gracias al concurso de numerosos factores. Hemos contado desde el primer día con el estímulo del equipo del Departamento de Zoología de la Facultad de Ciencias de Granada, en el que destacamos al Profesor Francisco Sánchez Piñero, que puso a nuestra disposición su colec- ción de Tenebrionidae marroquíes y con el que compartimos frecuentemente sus conoci- mientos en esta fauna entomológica. Debemos resaltar la inapreciable ayuda de los respon- sables de las diferentes instituciones nacionales y extranjeras, que guardan las más impor- tantes colecciones de estos insectos y que accedieron a ponerlas a nuestra disposición. Un lugar preeminente ocupa la Dra. Mercedes Paris, encargada de la colección entomológica del MNCN de Madrid, que nos permitió el estudio de las importantes colecciones, de Esca- lera y de Cobos entre otras, que se encuentran conservadas en este Museo. Al mismo tiem- po expresamos nuestro agradecimiento por la amable disponibilidad de Dª Mercedes Hitado y de la Dra. Amparo Blay, encargadas del Laboratorio de Entomología. De forma muy es- pecial reconocemos el apoyo y los consejos siempre oportunos del Dr. Miguel Ángel Alon- so Zarazaga, Científico titular del departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva del mismo centro. El Dr. Ottó Merkl, del Hungarian Natural History Museum of Budapest (Hungría), nos ha comunicado el material que le solicitamos de la colección Reitter, algún espécimen preciado de Koch y varios ejemplares
Load more

Recommended publications
  • New Species and Records of Elateridae (Coleoptera) from Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, Mexico Paul J
    University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Insecta Mundi Florida 2018 New species and records of Elateridae (Coleoptera) from Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, Mexico Paul J. Johnson South Dakota State University, [email protected] David C. Lightfoot University of New Mexico Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi Part of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, and the Entomology Commons Johnson, Paul J. and Lightfoot, David C., "New species and records of Elateridae (Coleoptera) from Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, Mexico" (2018). Insecta Mundi. 1177. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/1177 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Insecta Mundi by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. INSECTA MUNDI A Journal of World Insect Systematics 0678 New species and records of Elateridae (Coleoptera) from Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, Mexico Paul J. Johnson Insect Biodiversity Lab., Box 2207A South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 David C. Lightfoot Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 Date of issue: December 28, 2018 CENTER FOR SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, INC., Gainesville, FL New species and records of Elateridae (Coleoptera) from Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, Mexico Paul J. Johnson and David C. Lightfoot Insecta Mundi 0678: 1–15 ZooBank Registered: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F47DECC9-A394-4F2E-A66F-D02053F02D0A Published in 2018 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/ Insecta Mundi is a journal primarily devoted to insect systematics, but articles can be published on any non-marine arthropod.
    [Show full text]
  • Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
    PHYLOGENETIC REVISION O F THE NORTH AMERICAN ASIDINI (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) By Aaron Dennis Smith A DISSERTATION Submitted to Michigan State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PREVIEWEntomology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior 2010 ABSTRACT PHYLOGENETIC REVISION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN ASIDINI (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) By Aaron Dennis Smith A phylogenetic revision of the North American Asidini based on molecular and morphological data is presented. Evolutionary relationships within and between the North American Asidini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) genera were reconstructed using a combined dataset containing partial sequences of mitochondrial COI (660bp) and nuclear 28s (492bp), and 100 morphological characters for 50 North American asidine species, representing 20 of the 27 previously described genera and one new genus. Species from two additional tenebrionid tribes (Branchini and Coniontini) and the South American asidine genus Cardiogenius were chosen as outgroups. Analyses were performed using maximum parsimony and Bayesian inference methods. Clade support was inferred based on the posterior probability distribution of tree topologies, nonparametric bootstrap analysis, and partitioned Bremer support indices. The generic classification of the North American Asidini waPREVIEWs revised based on the results. Twenty previously described genera are placed in synonymy and ten genera are recognized. Seven current genera: Craniotus LeConte, Heterasida Casey, Litasida
    [Show full text]
  • Sovraccoperta Fauna Inglese Giusta, Page 1 @ Normalize
    Comitato Scientifico per la Fauna d’Italia CHECKLIST AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ITALIAN FAUNA FAUNA THE ITALIAN AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHECKLIST 10,000 terrestrial and inland water species and inland water 10,000 terrestrial CHECKLIST AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ITALIAN FAUNA 10,000 terrestrial and inland water species ISBNISBN 88-89230-09-688-89230- 09- 6 Ministero dell’Ambiente 9 778888988889 230091230091 e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare CH © Copyright 2006 - Comune di Verona ISSN 0392-0097 ISBN 88-89230-09-6 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publishers and of the Authors. Direttore Responsabile Alessandra Aspes CHECKLIST AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ITALIAN FAUNA 10,000 terrestrial and inland water species Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona - 2. Serie Sezione Scienze della Vita 17 - 2006 PROMOTING AGENCIES Italian Ministry for Environment and Territory and Sea, Nature Protection Directorate Civic Museum of Natural History of Verona Scientifi c Committee for the Fauna of Italy Calabria University, Department of Ecology EDITORIAL BOARD Aldo Cosentino Alessandro La Posta Augusto Vigna Taglianti Alessandra Aspes Leonardo Latella SCIENTIFIC BOARD Marco Bologna Pietro Brandmayr Eugenio Dupré Alessandro La Posta Leonardo Latella Alessandro Minelli Sandro Ruffo Fabio Stoch Augusto Vigna Taglianti Marzio Zapparoli EDITORS Sandro Ruffo Fabio Stoch DESIGN Riccardo Ricci LAYOUT Riccardo Ricci Zeno Guarienti EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Elisa Giacometti TRANSLATORS Maria Cristina Bruno (1-72, 239-307) Daniel Whitmore (73-238) VOLUME CITATION: Ruffo S., Stoch F.
    [Show full text]
  • Fauna Europaea: Coleoptera 2 (Excl. Series Elateriformia, Scarabaeiformia, Staphyliniformia and Superfamily Curculionoidea)
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Digital.CSIC Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4750 doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4750 Data Paper Fauna Europaea: Coleoptera 2 (excl. series Elateriformia, Scarabaeiformia, Staphyliniformia and superfamily Curculionoidea) Paolo Audisio‡, Miguel-Angel Alonso Zarazaga§, Adam Slipinski|, Anders Nilsson¶#, Josef Jelínek , Augusto Vigna Taglianti‡, Federica Turco ¤, Carlos Otero«, Claudio Canepari», David Kral ˄, Gianfranco Liberti˅, Gianfranco Sama¦, Gianluca Nardi ˀ, Ivan Löblˁ, Jan Horak ₵, Jiri Kolibacℓ, Jirí Háva ₰, Maciej Sapiejewski†,₱, Manfred Jäch ₳, Marco Alberto Bologna₴, Maurizio Biondi ₣, Nikolai B. Nikitsky₮, Paolo Mazzoldi₦, Petr Zahradnik ₭, Piotr Wegrzynowicz₱, Robert Constantin₲, Roland Gerstmeier‽, Rustem Zhantiev₮, Simone Fattorini₩, Wioletta Tomaszewska₱, Wolfgang H. Rücker₸, Xavier Vazquez- Albalate‡‡, Fabio Cassola §§, Fernando Angelini||, Colin Johnson ¶¶, Wolfgang Schawaller##, Renato Regalin¤¤, Cosimo Baviera««, Saverio Rocchi »», Fabio Cianferoni»»,˄˄, Ron Beenen ˅˅, Michael Schmitt ¦¦, David Sassi ˀˀ, Horst Kippenbergˁˁ, Marcello Franco Zampetti₩, Marco Trizzino ₵₵, Stefano Chiari‡, Giuseppe Maria Carpanetoℓℓ, Simone Sabatelli‡, Yde de Jong ₰₰,₱₱ ‡ Sapienza Rome University, Department of Biology and Biotechnologies 'C. Darwin', Rome, Italy § Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain | CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australia ¶ Umea University, Umea, Sweden # National Museum Prague, Prague, Czech Republic ¤ Queensland Museum, Brisbane,
    [Show full text]
  • New Species of Darkling Beetles from Central America with Systematic Notes (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
    ANNALES ZOOLOGICI (Warszawa), 2005, 55(4): 633-661 NEW SPECIES OF DARKLING BEETLES FROM CENTRAL AMERICA WITH SYSTEMATIC NOTES (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) Julio Ferrer1 and Frode Ødegaard 2 1 Stora hundensgata 631, 13664 Haninge, Sweden, e-mail: [email protected] 2 Norwegian Institute of Nature Research, Tungasletta 2, N-7485 Trondheim, Norway, e-mail: [email protected] Abstract.— A collection of Coleoptera Tenebrionidae from Central America has been stud- ied and new species described and figured. The interest of this material principally consist in the method of sampling in the canopy and in the fact that for the first time the plant in which each specimen has been found was noted. Some systematic changes in the current classifica- tion of some genera, after Doyen and Tschinkel (1982) and Doyen et al. (1989) are introduced as results of morphological comparative study. Rhypasma Pascoe, 1871 is transferred to the tribe Stenosini from the Belopini. A total of 16 new species and one new genus from Panama are described and figured. Phymatestes agnei sp. nov., Rhypasma livae sp. nov., Lenkous ibisca sp. nov., Iccius monoceros sp. nov., Othryoneus triplehorni sp. nov., Paniasis kulzeri sp. nov., Gonospa similis sp. nov., Apsida simulatrix sp. nov., Brosimapsida gonospoides gen. and sp. nov., Epicalla elongata sp. nov., E. pygmaea sp. nov., E. aeneipes sp. nov., Strongylium vikenae sp. nov., Otocerus delicatus sp. nov. and O. angelicae sp. nov. The genus Paniasis Champion, 1886 is found to be identical to Pseudapsida Kulzer, 1961, created by monotypy for a species from Brazil: Paniasis brasiliensis (Kulzer, 1961) comb. nov. The systematic position of the gen- era Paratenetus Spinola, 1844, Rhypasma Pascoe, 1871, Calydonella Doyen, 1995, Othryoneus Champion, 1886, and Otocerus Mäklin, 1884 is commented.
    [Show full text]
  • 2011 Annual Report Joseph A
    University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Annual Reports Museum of Southwestern Biology 6-30-2012 2011 Annual Report Joseph A. Cook Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/msb_annual_reports Recommended Citation Cook, Joseph A.. "2011 Annual Report." (2012). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/msb_annual_reports/9 This Annual Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Museum of Southwestern Biology at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Annual Reports by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. June 30, 2012 2011 Annual Report Museum of Southwestern Biology Joseph A. Cook, Director Museum of Southwestern Biology Annual Report for 2011 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Overview 4 Division of Amphibians and Reptiles 10 Division of Arthropods 20 Division of Birds 26 Division of Fishes 40 Division of Genomic Resources 55 Herbarium 73 Division of Mammals 81 Natural Heritage New Mexico 102 Division of Parasites 110 U.S. Geological Survey 115 2 Executive Summary The Department of Biology’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) excels as one of the most vital and productive units in the College of Arts & Sciences and throughout the University of New Mexico system. Through its world-class natural history collections, associated databases, and staff expertise, MSB provides significant research infrastructure, meaningful undergraduate experiences, cutting-edge graduate training, and substantial public- service and outreach through an extensive network of collaborations across the local, national, and international scenes. During 2011, MSB experienced outstanding collections-based activity, including high research activity and heavy engagement of undergraduate and graduate students.
    [Show full text]
  • The Fossil Record of Darkling Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
    geosciences Review The Fossil Record of Darkling Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Maxim V. Nabozhenko 1,2 1 Precaspian Institute of Biological Resources of the Daghestan Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 367000 Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, Russia; [email protected] 2 Department of biologi and biodiversity, Dagestan State University, 367000 Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, Russia Received: 19 October 2019; Accepted: 3 December 2019; Published: 13 December 2019 Abstract: The fossil record of Tenebrionidae (excluding the Quartenary) is presented. In total, 122 fossil species, clearly belonging to the family, are known; some beetles were determined only to genus; 78 genera are listed in the fossil record, including 29 extinct genera. The great diversity of tenebrionids occurs in the Lower Cretaceous Lagerstätte of China (Yixian Formation), Middle Paleocene of France (Menat), Lower Eocene deposits of Germany (Geiseltal), Upper Eocene Baltic amber (Eastern Europe), Upper Eocene deposits of Florissant Formation (USA) and Miocene (Dominican amber). Tenebrionids of the following major lineages, including seven subfamilies, are currently known in the fossil record. These include the lagrioid branch (Lagriinae, Nilioninae), pimelioid branch (Pimeliinae), and tenebrioid branch (Alleculinae, Tenebrioninae, Diaperinae, Stenochiinae). The importance of the fossil record for evolutionary reconstructions and phylogenetic patterns is discussed. The oldest Jurassic and Early Cretaceous darkling beetles of the tenebrionoid branch consist of humid-adapted groups from the extant tribes Alleculini, Ctenopodiini (Alleculinae), and Alphitobiini (Tenebrioninae). Thus, paleontological evidence suggests that differentiation of the family started at least by the Middle Jurassic but does not indicate that xerophilic darkling beetles differentiated much earlier than mesophilic groups. Keywords: fossils; Tenebrionidae lineages; fossil history; catalogue; evolutionary reconstructions 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Fauna Europaea: Coleoptera 2 (Excl. Series
    http://www.diva-portal.org This is the published version of a paper published in Biodiversity Data Journal. Citation for the original published paper (version of record): Audisio, P., Alonso Zarazaga, M-A., Slipinski, A., Nilsson, A., Jelinek, J. et al. (2015) Fauna Europaea: Coleoptera 2 (excl. series Elateriformia, Scarabaeiformia, Staphyliniformia and superfamily Curculionoidea) Biodiversity Data Journal, 3(1): e4750 https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e4750 Access to the published version may require subscription. N.B. When citing this work, cite the original published paper. Permanent link to this version: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-157323 Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4750 doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4750 Data Paper Fauna Europaea: Coleoptera 2 (excl. series Elateriformia, Scarabaeiformia, Staphyliniformia and superfamily Curculionoidea) Paolo Audisio‡, Miguel-Angel Alonso Zarazaga§, Adam Slipinski|, Anders Nilsson¶#, Josef Jelínek , Augusto Vigna Taglianti‡, Federica Turco ¤, Carlos Otero«, Claudio Canepari», David Kral ˄, Gianfranco Liberti˅, Gianfranco Sama¦, Gianluca Nardi ˀ, Ivan Löblˁ, Jan Horak ₵, Jiri Kolibacℓ, Jirí Háva ₰, Maciej Sapiejewski†,₱, Manfred Jäch ₳, Marco Alberto Bologna₴, Maurizio Biondi ₣, Nikolai B. Nikitsky₮, Paolo Mazzoldi₦, Petr Zahradnik ₭, Piotr Wegrzynowicz₱, Robert Constantin₲, Roland Gerstmeier‽, Rustem Zhantiev₮, Simone Fattorini₩, Wioletta Tomaszewska₱, Wolfgang H. Rücker₸, Xavier Vazquez- Albalate‡‡, Fabio Cassola §§, Fernando Angelini||, Colin Johnson ¶¶, Wolfgang Schawaller##, Renato Regalin¤¤,
    [Show full text]
  • Darkling Beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Canadian Grasslands
    119 Chapter 3 Darkling Beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Canadian Grasslands Patrice Bouchard* and Yves Bousquet Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] *corresponding author Abstract. Darkling beetles occur in most terrestrial ecosystems, but they are especially conspicuous in warmer and drier habitats. This chapter documents the diversity, distribution, and biology (where known) of 31 species of darkling beetles that are abundant in Canadian grasslands. Included are habitus drawings of characteristic species from most genera (and subgenera within the genus Eleodes), as well as distribution maps for some species largely restricted to Canadian grasslands. Résumé. On trouve des ténébrions dans la plupart des écosystèmes terrestres, mais ils sont particulièrement présents dans les habitats plutôt chauds et secs. Le présent chapitre se penche sur la diversité, la répartition et la biologie (lorsqu’elle est connue) de 31 espèces de ténébrions abondantes dans les prairies canadiennes. Le chapitre comprend des illustrations d’espèces caractéristiques de la plupart des genres (et des sous-genres dans le cas du genre Eleodes), ainsi que des cartes de la répartition de certaines espèces limitées pour l’essentiel aux prairies canadiennes. Introduction The family Tenebrionidae is one of the most speciose groups of Coleoptera, with approximately 20,000 described species worldwide (Bouchard et al. 2009; Matthews et al. 2010). It includes groups formally treated as separate families, such as the Lagriidae and Alleculidae, now recognized as subfamilies within Tenebrionidae (e.g., Aalbu et al.
    [Show full text]
  • Entomology 2011 Program Book Available Online (PDF)
    TheThe 59th59th AnnualAnnual MeetingMeeting ofof thethe EntomologicalEntomological SocietySociety ofof AmericaAmerica November 13-16, 2011 Reno-Sparks Convention Center Reno, Nevada Identify... Clarify... Speak Out! ENTOMOLOGY 2011 ESA 59TH ANNUAL MEETING NOVEMBER 13–16, RENO, NV Entomological Society of America Reno-Sparks Convention Center Reno, Nevada November 13-16, 2011, Booth 220 Insect Photo Salon........................................................................... 11 Posters ........................................................................................12 Poster Presentations ....................................................................... 12 Virtual Posters ............................................................................12, 45 Social Activities and Mixers .........................................................13 New Member Meet and Greet ....................................................... 13 Welcome Reception ........................................................................ 13 Social Events .................................................................................... 13 Student Activities ........................................................................13 Linnaean Games .............................................................................. 13 Student Competition for the President’s Prize ............................... 13 ENTOMOLOGY 2011 Student Debate ............................................................................... 13 Student Awards ..............................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Aaron D. Smith Curriculum Vitae
    Aaron D. Smith Curriculum Vitae Northern Arizona University, Department of Biological Sciences, 617 S. Beaver St., PO Box 5640, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5640, Phone: (517) 974-5773, Email: [email protected], Web: bugs.nau.edu, tenebrionidbase.org, insectbiodiversitylab.org EDUCATION_____________________________________________________________________ Michigan State University, 2006 – 2010 Ph.D., August 2010 Dual degree in Entomology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, & Behavior University of Texas at Austin, 2001 – 2003 Bachelors of Science in Biology, May 2003 Concentration in Evolutionary Biology PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS______________________________________________ Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, August 2014–present Curator, Colorado Plateau Museum of Arthropod Biodiversity, Northern Arizona University, August 2014–present Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, 2013–present RESEARCH INTERESTS_________________________________________________________ Speciation and patterns of biodiversity based on molecular and morphological data; Coleopteran systematics, especially within Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles); ecology and phylogeography of flightless insects; the evolution of defensive mechanisms, particularly defensive chemistry and mimicry complexes; and the development of biological databases, phenotypic ontologies, and matrix-based tools to increase taxonomic output and impact. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________
    [Show full text]
  • Recovery and Analysis of Ancient Beetle DNA from Subfossil Packrat Middens Using High‑Throughput Sequencing Aaron D
    www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Recovery and analysis of ancient beetle DNA from subfossil packrat middens using high‑throughput sequencing Aaron D. Smith1,10*, Marcin J. Kamiński1,2,10, Kojun Kanda3, Andrew D. Sweet1,4, Julio L. Betancourt5, Camille A. Holmgren6, Elisabeth Hempel7,8, Federica Alberti7,9 & Michael Hofreiter7 The study of ancient DNA is revolutionizing our understanding of paleo‑ecology and the evolutionary history of species. Insects are essential components in many ecosystems and constitute the most diverse group of animals. Yet they are largely neglected in ancient DNA studies. We report the results of the frst targeted investigation of insect ancient DNA to positively identify subfossil insects to species, which includes the recovery of endogenous content from samples as old as ~ 34,355 ybp. Potential inhibitors currently limiting widespread research on insect ancient DNA are discussed, including the lack of closely related genomic reference sequences (decreased mapping efciency) and the need for more extensive collaborations with insect taxonomists. The advantages of insect‑based studies are also highlighted, especially in the context of understanding past climate change. In this regard, insect remains from ancient packrat middens are a rich and largely uninvestigated resource for exploring paleo‑ecology and species dynamics over time. Te study of ancient DNA (aDNA) has fascinated both researchers and the public ever since the frst reports were published exploring its feasibility 1. Progress in molecular techniques and verifcation protocols have enabled scientists to publish reliable aDNA datasets2,3, which have been employed in a variety of biological studies 4. While the majority of available aDNA data are from mammals, including hominins, publications on birds5, molluscs6, plants7, fungi8, viruses9 and other organisms are also available.
    [Show full text]