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The Beetle Fauna of Dominica, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera): Diversity and Distribution
INSECTA MUNDI, Vol. 20, No. 3-4, September-December, 2006 165 The beetle fauna of Dominica, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera): Diversity and distribution Stewart B. Peck Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada stewart_peck@carleton. ca Abstract. The beetle fauna of the island of Dominica is summarized. It is presently known to contain 269 genera, and 361 species (in 42 families), of which 347 are named at a species level. Of these, 62 species are endemic to the island. The other naturally occurring species number 262, and another 23 species are of such wide distribution that they have probably been accidentally introduced and distributed, at least in part, by human activities. Undoubtedly, the actual numbers of species on Dominica are many times higher than now reported. This highlights the poor level of knowledge of the beetles of Dominica and the Lesser Antilles in general. Of the species known to occur elsewhere, the largest numbers are shared with neighboring Guadeloupe (201), and then with South America (126), Puerto Rico (113), Cuba (107), and Mexico-Central America (108). The Antillean island chain probably represents the main avenue of natural overwater dispersal via intermediate stepping-stone islands. The distributional patterns of the species shared with Dominica and elsewhere in the Caribbean suggest stages in a dynamic taxon cycle of species origin, range expansion, distribution contraction, and re-speciation. Introduction windward (eastern) side (with an average of 250 mm of rain annually). Rainfall is heavy and varies season- The islands of the West Indies are increasingly ally, with the dry season from mid-January to mid- recognized as a hotspot for species biodiversity June and the rainy season from mid-June to mid- (Myers et al. -
Brachygluta Final
PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH 108(4), 2006, pp. 761-764 BRACHYGLUTA ABDOMINALIS (AUBÉ) (COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINIDAE) NEWLY RECORDED IN CANADA, WITH NOTES ON OTHER BEACH-DRIFT BEETLES CHRISTOPHER G. MAJKA AND JEFFREY OGDEN (CGM) Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (email: [email protected]); (JO) Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, PO Box 130, Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia Canada B0N 2H0 (email: [email protected]) Abstract. – Brachygluta abdominalis (Aubé) is reported for the first time in Canada from collections in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Leptacinus intermedius Donisthorpe, Atheta novaescotiae Klimaszewski and Majka, Hypocaccus fraternus (Say), and Sapintus pusillus (LaFerté-Sénectère) are newly reported from New Brunswick. Beach-drift Coleoptera are discussed, as is the potential vulnerability of this community within an environment that has been much diminished and disturbed by anthropogenic activities. Key words: Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Brachygluta abdominalis, salt marsh, sand dune, littoral environment, Bay of Fundy Since 2002, one of us (CGM) has been (Chandler 1997). It has not hitherto been investigating the beetle fauna of salt-marsh, recorded from Canada. sand-dune, beach-drift, and other shore- Members of the genus Brachygluta line environments at Mary’s Point in the are found under leaf litter or stones, or in Shepody National Wildlife Area, Albert mosses and grass clumps along streams, County, New Brunswick, Canada (45º 43’ N, ponds, or marshes (Chandler 2001). 64º 39’ W) located along the upper reaches Brachygluta abdominalis has been collected of Chignecto Bay. This survey yielded the from grass and deciduous leaf litters at first Canadian record of the pselaphine margins of salt marshes, under beach staphylinid, Brachygluta abdominalis drift, and at ultraviolet light (Chandler (Aubé, 1833). -
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Descriptions of Two New Australian Genera of Anthicidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)
Baltic J. Coleopterol. 18(2) 2018 ISSN 1407 - 8619 Descriptions of two new Australian genera of Anthicidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) Dmitry Telnov Telnov D. 2018. Descriptions of two new Australian genera of Anthicidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Baltic J. Coleopterol., 18(2): 199 - 218. Two new Australian Anthicidae genera, Australosteropes gen. nov. (Steropinae) and Sahulanthicus gen. nov. (Anthicinae: Anthicini) are described, diagnosed, and illustrated. Some critical morphological characters of these new groups and the subfamilies to which they belong are discussed. New combinations are made for the following 18 taxa: Australosteropes davidsonae (Armstrong, 1948) comb. nov. (from Macratria Newman, 1838), Sahulanthicus abundans (Lea, 1922) comb. nov., S. apicalis (King, 1869) comb. nov., S. baudinensis (Champion, 1895) comb. nov., S. brevicollis (King, 1869) comb. nov., S. cavifrons (Champion, 1895) comb. nov., S. crassipes (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) comb. nov., S. crassus (King, 1869) comb. nov., S. discoideus (Champion, 1895) comb. nov., S. immaculatus (King, 1869) comb. nov., S. inglorius (Lea, 1896) comb. nov., S. laticollis (MacLeay, 1872) comb. nov., S. luridus (King, 1869) comb. nov., S. monostigma (Cham- pion, 1895) comb. nov., S. obliquefasciatus (King, 1869) comb. nov., S. permutatus (Pic, 1897) comb. nov., S. scutellatus (Lea, 1896) comb. nov. (all from Microhoria Chevrolat, 1877), and S. dilatipennis (Pic, 1900) comb. nov. (from Anthicus Paykull, 1798). Lectotype is designated for Sahulanthicus dilatipennis (Pic, 1900). Key words: Anthicinae, Macratriinae, Steropinae, taxonomy, morphology, Australia, Papuan Region. Dmitry Telnov (ORCID: 0000-0003-3412-0089). Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom & Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, Miera iela 3, Salaspils, LV-2169, Latvia. -
The Role of Trees Outside Woodlands in Providing Habitat and Ecological Networks for Saproxylic Invertebrates
Natural England Commissioned Report NECR225a The role of trees outside woodlands in providing habitat and ecological networks for saproxylic invertebrates Part 1 Designing a field study to test initial hypotheses First published 1 December 2016 www.gov.uk/natural -england Foreword Natural England commission a range of reports from external contractors to provide evidence and advice to assist us in delivering our duties. The views in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Natural England. Background This work was commissioned as a preparatory Part 2 was funded by the Woodland Trust. phase to explore options to design and plan a practical research study which answers the The work makes recommendations for a question: what is the role of trees outside suitable design for the proposed study, based woodlands in providing habitat and ecological on a standardised sampling protocol. Four networks? In order to help increase our locations are identified as possible sites for field- knowledge of the role of non-woodland trees to testing the protocol, but significant shortfalls in providing landscape connectivity. our current knowledge of the local treescapes have been identified, and it is clear that further It reviews and summarises what is known about baseline tree survey is needed before the fully the underlying biology of the veteran tree developed study can begin. ecosystem, the biogeography of trees in the English landscape, and the various techniques In the meantime, a field trial will be considered which have been developed to study the at one or more of the four identified study sites, saproxylic invertebrate fauna associated with possibly using combinations of site staff, the those veteran trees. -
Species Index
505 NOMINA INSECTA NEARCTICA SPECIES INDEX abdominalis Fabricius Oxyporus (Staphylinidae) Tachyporus abdominalis Haldeman Stenura (Cerambycidae) Leptura a abdominalis Hopkins Hypothenemus (Scolytidae) Hypothenemus columbi aabaaba Erwin Brachinus (Carabidae) Brachinus abdominalis Kirby Thanasimus (Cleridae) Thanasimus undatulus abadona Skinner Epicauta (Meloidae) Epicauta abdominalis LeConte Atelestus (Melyridae) Endeodes basalis abbreviata Casey Asidopsis (Tenebrionidae) Asidopsis abdominalis LeConte Coniontis (Tenebrionidae) Coniontis abbreviata Casey Cinyra (Buprestidae) Spectralia gracilipes abdominalis LeConte Feronia (Carabidae) Cyclotrachelus incisa abbreviata Casey Pinacodera (Carabidae) Cymindis abdominalis LeConte Malthinus (Cantharidae) Belotus abbreviata Gentner Glyptina (Chrysomelidae) Glyptina abdominalis LeConte Tanaops (Melyridae) Tanaops abbreviata Germar Leptura (Cerambycidae) Strangalepta abdominalis Olivier Altica (Chrysomelidae) Kuschelina vians abbreviata Herman Pseudopsis (Staphylinidae) Pseudopsis abdominalis Say Coccinella (Coccinellidae) Olla v-nigrum abbreviata Melsheimer Disonycha (Chrysomelidae) Disonycha abdominalis Say Cryptocephalus (Chrysomelidae) Pachybrachis discoidea abdominalis Schaeffer Silis (Cantharidae) Silis abbreviatus Bates Dicaelus (Carabidae) Dicaelus laevipennis abdominalis Voss Eugnamptus (Attelabidae) Eugnamptus angustatus abbreviatus Blanchard Cardiophorus (Elateridae) Cardiophorus abdominalis White Tricorynus (Anobiidae) Tricorynus abbreviatus Casey Oropus (Staphylinidae) Oropus abducens -
Review of the Natural History of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Insecta Mundi Florida 4-2009 Review of the Natural History of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae) F. W. Shockley University of Georgia, Athens, GA K. W. Tomaszewska Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, Poland J. V. McHugh University of Georgia, Athens, GA Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi Part of the Entomology Commons Shockley, F. W.; Tomaszewska, K. W.; and McHugh, J. V., "Review of the Natural History of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae)" (2009). Insecta Mundi. 597. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/597 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 0072 Review of the Natural History of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae) F. W. Shockley Department of Entomology 413 Biological Sciences Building University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-2603 USA K. W. Tomaszewska Museum and Institute of Zoology Polish Academy of Sciences Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, Poland J. V. McHugh Department of Entomology 413 Biological Sciences Building University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2603 USA Date of Issue: April 10, 2009 CENTER FOR SYSTEMATIC E NTOMOLOGY, INC., Gainesville, FL F. W. Shockley, K. W. Tomaszewska, and J. V. McHugh Review of the Natural History of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae) Insecta Mundi 0072: 1-24 Published in 2009 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. -
The Anthicidae and Ischaliidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada Christopher G
J. Acad. Entomol. Soc. 7: 50-64 (2011) The Anthicidae and Ischaliidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada Christopher G. Majka ABSTRACT The present paper surveys the ant-like flower beetles (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) and false fire-colored beetles (Coleoptera: Ischaliidae) of Atlantic Canada. Seventeen new provincial records are reported including two species, Amblyderus granularis and Anthicus cervinus, which are newly recorded in the region. Fifteen species have now been recorded in Atlantic Canada, 13 of which have been found in New Brunswick, 14 in Nova Scotia, seven in Prince Edward Island, and three on insular Newfoundland. Distribution maps, keys to the identification of species, and colour habitus photographs are provided. Ecologically, the species fall into three categories: anthropophilic species (Omonadus floralisand Omonadus formicarius); saproxylic species (Ischalia costata); and beetles associated with beach drift and other sandy environments (all other species). The comparative dearth of historical collecting in such habitats suggests the distribution and abundance of many Atlantic Canadian species may be poorly documented, and the possibility exists that additional, undocumented species may be present. RÉSUMÉ Cet article recense les Anthicidés (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) et les Ischaliidés (Coleoptera: Ischaliidae) du Canada Atlantique. Dix-sept additions à la faune provinciale sont rapportées, incluant Amblyderus granularis et Anthicus cervinus, deux espèces décrites pour la première fois dans la région. Quinze espèces ont maintenant été enregistrées au Canada Atlantique, dont 13 ont été trouvées au Nouveau Brunswick, 14 en Nouvelle-Écosse, sept à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard et trois sur l’île de Terre-Neuve. Des cartes de distribution, des clés d’identification des espèces et des photographies couleurs de l’habitus sont fournies. -
Comparison of Coleoptera Emergent from Various Decay Classes of Downed Coarse Woody Debris in Great Smoky Mountains Na- Tional Park, USA
INSECTA A Journal of World Insect Systematics MUNDI 0260 Comparison of Coleoptera emergent from various decay classes of downed coarse woody debris in Great Smoky Mountains Na- tional Park, USA Michael L. Ferro Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, Department of Entomology Louisiana State University Agricultural Center 402 Life Sciences Building Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, U.S.A. [email protected] Matthew L. Gimmel Division of Entomology Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Kansas 1501 Crestline Drive, Suite 140 Lawrence, KS, 66045, U.S.A. [email protected] Kyle E. Harms Department of Biological Sciences Louisiana State University 202 Life Sciences Building Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, U.S.A. [email protected] Christopher E. Carlton Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, Department of Entomology Louisiana State University Agricultural Center 402 Life Sciences Building Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, U.S.A. [email protected] Date of Issue: November 30, 2012 CENTER FOR SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, INC., Gainesville, FL M. L. Ferro, M. L. Gimmel, K. E. Harms and C. E. Carlton Comparison of Coleoptera emergent from various decay classes of downed coarse woody debris in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA Insecta Mundi 0260: 1–80 Published in 2012 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/ Insecta Mundi is a journal primarily devoted to insect systematics, but articles can be published on any non-marine arthropod. Topics considered for publication include systematics, taxonomy, nomenclature, checklists, faunal works, and natural history. Insecta Mundi will not consider works in the applied sciences (i.e. -
Lower Madawaska River Provincial Park
LOWER MADAWASKA RIVER PROVINCIAL PARK One Malaise trap was deployed at Lower Madawaska River Provincial Park in 2014 (45.25606, -77.19221, 280m ASL; Figure 1). This trap collected arthropods for twenty weeks from May 7 – September 24, 2014. All 10 Malaise trap samples were processed; every other sample was analyzed using the individual specimen protocol while the second half was analyzed via bulk analysis. A total of 3229 BINs were obtained. Over half the BINs captured were flies (Diptera), followed by bees, ants and wasps (Hymenoptera), moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera), and beetles (Coleoptera; Figure 2). In total, 647 arthropod species were named, representing 21.6% of the BINs from the site (Appendix 1). All but 1 of the BINs were assigned Figure 1. Malaise trap deployed at Lower Madawaska at least to family, and 55.3% were assigned to a genus River Provincial Park in 2014. (Appendix 2). Specimens collected from Lower Madawaska River represent 244 different families and 779 genera. Diptera Hymenoptera Lepidoptera Coleoptera Hemiptera Trombidiformes Mesostigmata Psocodea Sarcoptiformes Symphypleona Entomobryomorpha Trichoptera Araneae Thysanoptera Neuroptera Odonata Poduromorpha Ephemeroptera Orthoptera Plecoptera Julida Opiliones Stylommatophora Figure 2. Taxonomy breakdown of BINs captured in the Malaise trap at Lower Madawaska River. APPENDIX 1. TAXONOMY REPORT Class Order Family Genus Species Arachnida Araneae Agelenidae Agelenopsis Amaurobiidae Callobius Callobius bennetti Clubionidae Clubiona Clubiona obesa Linyphiidae Ceraticelus -
The Distribution of Insects, Spiders, and Mites in the Air
TECHNICAL BULLETIN NO. 673 MAY 1939 THE DISTRIBUTION OF INSECTS, SPIDERS, AND MITES IN THE AIR BY P. A. CLICK Assistant Entomolo^ist Division of Cotton Insect In^^estigations Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREJWAVSHINGTON, D. C. somi )r sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price 25 ccntt Technical Bulletin No. 673 May 1939 UNJIED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AQRIQULTURE WASHINGTON, D. C n THE DISTRIBUTION OF INSECTS, SPIDERS, AND MITES IN THE AIR ' By P. A. GLICK Assistant entomologist, Division of CMçtn Insect Investigations, Bureau of Ento- mology hndWlant Quarantine 2 CONTENTS Page Pasrt Introduction 1 Meteorological data—Continued Scope of the work '_l_^ Absolute humidity 101 The collecting ground ""' '" g Vapor pressure 102 Airplane insect traps ...... 6 Barometric pressure. _. .1 104 Operation and efläciency of the traps ' 8 Air currents---._._ "" log Seasonal distribution of insects 9 Light intensity "" 122 Altitudinal distribution of insects 12 Cloud conditions _ 126 Day collecting 12 Precipitation . _" 128 Night collecting 16 Electrical state of the atmosphere 129 Notes on the insects collected * 16 Effects of the Mississippi River flood of 1927 \Yinged forms _ 59 on the insect population of the air ISO Size, weight, and buoyancy _ 84 Seeds collected in the upper air __.. 132 Wingless insects 87 Collection of insects in Mexico 133 Immature stages _ 90 Sources of insects and routes of migration 140 Insects taken alive 91 Aircraft as insect carriers.-.-.. 141 Meteorological data _ 93 Collecting insects in the upper air 142 Temperature _.. 93 Summary 143 Dew point _ 98 Literature cited... -
Cantharidin-Secretion by Elytral Notches of Male Anthicid Species
Cantharidin-Secretion by Elytral Notches of Male Anthicid Species (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) Claudia Schütz and Konrad Dettner Lehrstuhl für Tierökologie II, Postfach 101251, NWI, D-W-8580 Bayreuth, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Z. Naturforsch. 47c, 290-299 (1992); received September 13, 1991/January 12, 1992 Cantharidin, Elytral Notches, Sexual Selection, Anthicidae, Coleoptera Within the beetle family Anthicidae or ant-like flower beetles the canthariphilous species Notoxus monoceros shows a pair of notch-like structures on the apices of male elytra. A reser voir-like swelling at the apex of each elytron contains a bilobed gland. Its glandular tubules run into the sclerotized notch. Gaschromatographic investigations of elytral notches and the testes of cantharidin-fed and unfed male Notoxus monoceros revealed huge quantities of can tharidin stored in these organs in fed specimens. Other body parts, such as legs, elytral parts or flight muscles, had low cantharidin-titres, both in cantharidin-fed and unfed beetles. The can- tharidin-titres of unfed individuals were very low compared with cantharidin-fed specimens, although cantharidin was present, mostly in notches. During sexual display the females bite several times into these notches and easily copulate, if the males had access to offered canthari din crystals. Thus, the elytral notches of male Notoxus monoceros seem to function as „test- organs“ for females which are able to select males with high cantharidin loads prior to copula tion. Even small quantities of cantharidin stored in notches of field caught specimens seem of advantage for males in competing for a female partner. Introduction fed male specimens were accepted by females for copulation.