LONG-LIVED AQUATIC INSECTS ACCUMULATE CALCIUM CARBONATE DEPOSITS in a MONTANE DESERT STREAM Eric K
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Schriever, Bogan, Boersma, Cañedo-Argüelles, Jaeger, Olden, and Lytle
Schriever, Bogan, Boersma, Cañedo-Argüelles, Jaeger, Olden, and Lytle. Hydrology shapes taxonomic and functional structure of desert stream invertebrate communities. Freshwater Science Vol. 34, No. 2 Appendix S1. References for trait state determination. Order Family Taxon Body Voltinism Dispersal Respiration FFG Diapause Locomotion Source size Amphipoda Crustacea Hyalella 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 1, 2 Annelida Hirudinea Hirudinea 2 2 3 3 6 2 5 3 Anostraca Anostraca Anostraca 2 3 3 2 4 1 5 1, 3 Basommatophora Ancylidae Ferrissia 1 2 1 1 3 3 4 1 Ancylidae Ancylidae 1 2 1 1 3 3 4 3, 4 Class:Arachnida subclass:Acari Acari 1 2 3 1 5 1 3 5,6 Coleoptera Dryopidae Helichus lithophilus 1 2 4 3 3 3 4 1,7, 8 Helichus suturalis 1 2 4 3 3 3 4 1 ,7, 9, 8 Helichus triangularis 1 2 4 3 3 3 4 1 ,7, 9,8 Postelichus confluentus 1 2 4 3 3 3 4 7,9,10, 8 Postelichus immsi 1 2 4 3 3 3 4 7,9, 10,8 Dytiscidae Agabus 1 2 4 3 6 1 5 1,11 Desmopachria portmanni 1 3 4 3 6 3 5 1,7,10,11,12 Hydroporinae 1 3 4 3 6 3 5 1 ,7,9, 11 Hygrotus patruelis 1 3 4 3 6 3 5 1,11 Hygrotus wardi 1 3 4 3 6 3 5 1,11 Laccophilus fasciatus 1 2 4 3 6 3 5 1, 11,13 Laccophilus maculosus 1 3 4 3 6 3 5 1, 11,13 Laccophilus mexicanus 1 2 4 3 6 3 5 1, 11,13 Laccophilus oscillator 1 2 4 3 6 3 5 1, 11,13 Laccophilus pictus 1 2 4 3 6 3 5 1, 11,13 Liodessus obscurellus 1 3 4 3 6 3 5 1 ,7,11 Neoclypeodytes cinctellus 1 3 4 3 7 3 5 14,15,1,10,11 Neoclypeodytes fryi 1 3 4 3 7 3 5 14,15,1,10,11 Neoporus 1 3 4 3 7 3 5 14,15,1,10,11 Rhantus atricolor 2 2 4 3 6 3 5 1,16 Schriever, Bogan, Boersma, Cañedo-Argüelles, Jaeger, Olden, and Lytle. -
List of Animal Species with Ranks October 2017
Washington Natural Heritage Program List of Animal Species with Ranks October 2017 The following list of animals known from Washington is complete for resident and transient vertebrates and several groups of invertebrates, including odonates, branchipods, tiger beetles, butterflies, gastropods, freshwater bivalves and bumble bees. Some species from other groups are included, especially where there are conservation concerns. Among these are the Palouse giant earthworm, a few moths and some of our mayflies and grasshoppers. Currently 857 vertebrate and 1,100 invertebrate taxa are included. Conservation status, in the form of range-wide, national and state ranks are assigned to each taxon. Information on species range and distribution, number of individuals, population trends and threats is collected into a ranking form, analyzed, and used to assign ranks. Ranks are updated periodically, as new information is collected. We welcome new information for any species on our list. Common Name Scientific Name Class Global Rank State Rank State Status Federal Status Northwestern Salamander Ambystoma gracile Amphibia G5 S5 Long-toed Salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum Amphibia G5 S5 Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum Amphibia G5 S3 Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii Amphibia G5 S5 Dunn's Salamander Plethodon dunni Amphibia G4 S3 C Larch Mountain Salamander Plethodon larselli Amphibia G3 S3 S Van Dyke's Salamander Plethodon vandykei Amphibia G3 S3 C Western Red-backed Salamander Plethodon vehiculum Amphibia G5 S5 Rough-skinned Newt Taricha granulosa -
Multi-National Conservation of Alligator Lizards
MULTI-NATIONAL CONSERVATION OF ALLIGATOR LIZARDS: APPLIED SOCIOECOLOGICAL LESSONS FROM A FLAGSHIP GROUP by ADAM G. CLAUSE (Under the Direction of John Maerz) ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is defined by unprecedented human influence on the biosphere. Integrative conservation recognizes this inextricable coupling of human and natural systems, and mobilizes multiple epistemologies to seek equitable, enduring solutions to complex socioecological issues. Although a central motivation of global conservation practice is to protect at-risk species, such organisms may be the subject of competing social perspectives that can impede robust interventions. Furthermore, imperiled species are often chronically understudied, which prevents the immediate application of data-driven quantitative modeling approaches in conservation decision making. Instead, real-world management goals are regularly prioritized on the basis of expert opinion. Here, I explore how an organismal natural history perspective, when grounded in a critique of established human judgements, can help resolve socioecological conflicts and contextualize perceived threats related to threatened species conservation and policy development. To achieve this, I leverage a multi-national system anchored by a diverse, enigmatic, and often endangered New World clade: alligator lizards. Using a threat analysis and status assessment, I show that one recent petition to list a California alligator lizard, Elgaria panamintina, under the US Endangered Species Act often contradicts the best available science. -
Currently Ecdyonurus Venosus; Insecta, Ephemeroptera): Proposed Conservation of Usage by Designation of a Neotype for Ephemera Venosa
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 69(4) December 2012 1 Case 3594 Ecdyonurus Eaton, 1868 and Ephemera venosa Fabricius, 1775 (currently Ecdyonurus venosus; Insecta, Ephemeroptera): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a neotype for Ephemera venosa Ernst Bauernfeind c/o Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, A-1010 Wien, Austria (e-mail: [email protected]) Arne Haybach An den Mühlwegen 23, D-55129 Mainz, Germany (e-mail: [email protected]) Abstract. The purpose of this application, under Articles 75.6 and 81 of the Code, is to conserve the prevailing usage of the generic name Ecdyonurus Eaton, 1868 and the specific name Ecdyonurus venosus (Fabricius, 1775), by setting aside the existing name-bearing type of Ecdyonurus venosus and designating a neotype. The existing name-bearing type of E. venosus, type species of Ecdyonurus Eaton, 1868, is not in accord with the current use of the name Ecdyonurus venosus sensu auct. Keywords: Nomenclature; taxonomy; Insecta, Ephemeroptera; HEPTAGENIIDAE; Ecdyonurus; Ecdyonurus venosus; mayflies. 1. Ephemera venosa Fabricius, 1775 is the type species of the mayfly genus Ecdyonurus Eaton, 1868, family HEPTAGENIIDAE, by original designation. Since Kimmins’s (1942) redescription of Ecdyonurus venosus subsequent authors have universally used the name Ecdyonurus venosus (Fabricius, 1775) in this sense in hundreds of scientific papers. 2. Fabricius (1775, p. 304) briefly described the species Ephemera venosa (in the imaginal stage), indicating as the type locality the habitat of Ephemera venosa: ‘Habitat in Daniae paludosis’ [= living in Danish marshlands]. 3. Subsequently Gmelin (1790, p. 2629) identified this species with the description and plate of de Geer’s (1771, pp. -
Scope: Munis Entomology & Zoology Publishes a Wide
790 _____________Mun. Ent. Zool. Vol. 8, No. 2, June 2013__________ LIFE CYCLE AND LABORATORY REARING OF LACCOTREPHES MACULATES (HEMIPTERA:NEPIDAE) FROM JAMMU (J & K, INDIA) Ramnik Kour*, J. S. Tara, Sheetal Sharma and Shivani Kotwal * Department of Zoology, University of Jammu (J & K), 180006, INDIA. E-mail: [email protected] [Kour, R., Tara, J. S., Sharma, S. & Kotwal, S. 2013. Life cycle and laboratory rearing of Laccotrephes maculates (Hemiptera: Nepidae) from Jammu (J & K, India). Munis Entomology & Zoology, 8 (2): 790-795] ABSTRACT: The life cycle of Laccotrephes maculates was studied by rearing from egg to adult in laboratory conditions at a temperature of 28.9± 1.08oC with description of immature stages. Individuals were reared on nymphs of Anisops sp. (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) and mosquito larvae. The incubation period averaged 12.6 days. Durations of five subsequent instars averaged 8.1, 10.0, 10.3, 11.3 and 9.1 days respectively. Total life cycle averaged 61.4 days. KEY WORDS: Anisops, Laccotrephes maculates, laboratory rearing, Hemiptera, Nepidae. Aquatic hemipterans play a significant role as the major predator of aquatic fauna (Blaustein, 1998). The members belonging to family nepidae feed on a variety of aquatic organisms such as aquatic insects and tadpoles (Menke, 1979). Laccotrephes maculates Fabr. commonly known as water scorpion belongs to family Nepidae of order Hemiptera is carnivorous and air breather. Though most of the time they live in water but sometimes emerge out of water on the ground or under stones in damp beds of recently dried streams. All legs are employed in swimming but they are not good swimmers. -
Learning from the Extraordinary: How the Highly Derived Larval Eyes of the Sunburst Diving Beetle Can Give Insights Into Aspects Of
Learning from the extraordinary: How the highly derived larval eyes of the Sunburst Diving Beetle can give insights into aspects of holometabolous insect visual systems A dissertation submitted to the Division of Research and Advanced Studies of the University of Cincinnati In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) In the department of Biological Sciences of the College of Arts and Sciences 2011 by Nadine Stecher B.S., University of Rostock, 2001 M.S., University of Rostock, 2005 Committee Chair: Elke K. Buschbeck, Ph.D. Abstract Stemmata, the eyes of holometabolous insect larvae, vary greatly in number, structure and task. The stemmata of the Sunburst Diving Beetle, Thermonectus marmoratus, are among the most sophisticated. The predatory larvae have six eyes and a potentially light-sensitive spot (eye spot) adjacent to the stemmata. The forward-pointing tubular eyes Eye 1 (E1) and Eye 2 (E2) are involved in prey capture, and possess a biconvex lens, a cellular crystalline cone-like structure, and tiered retinal tissue. A distal and a proximal retina can be distinguished, which differ not only in morphology but possibly also in function. E1 has an additional retina which runs medially alongside the crystalline cone-like structure. Using transmission electron microscopic preparations, I described the ultrastructure of the retinas of the principal eyes E1 and E2. The proximal retinas are composed of photoreceptors with predominantly parallel microvilli, and neighboring rhabdomeres are oriented approximately orthogonally to each another. This rhabdomeric arrangement is typical for eyes that are polarization sensitive. A similar organization is observed in a portion of the medial retina of E1, but not in either of the distal retinas. -
Ecography ECOG-02578 Pinkert, S., Brandl, R
Ecography ECOG-02578 Pinkert, S., Brandl, R. and Zeuss, D. 2016. Colour lightness of dragonfly assemblages across North America and Europe. – Ecography doi: 10.1111/ecog.02578 Supplementary material Appendix 1 Figures A1–A12, Table A1 and A2 1 Figure A1. Scatterplots between female and male colour lightness of 44 North American (Needham et al. 2000) and 19 European (Askew 1988) dragonfly species. Note that colour lightness of females and males is highly correlated. 2 Figure A2. Correlation of the average colour lightness of European dragonfly species illustrated in both Askew (1988) and Dijkstra and Lewington (2006). Average colour lightness ranges from 0 (absolute black) to 255 (pure white). Note that the extracted colour values of dorsal dragonfly drawings from both sources are highly correlated. 3 Figure A3. Frequency distribution of the average colour lightness of 152 North American and 74 European dragonfly species. Average colour lightness ranges from 0 (absolute black) to 255 (pure white). Rugs at the abscissa indicate the value of each species. Note that colour values are from different sources (North America: Needham et al. 2000, Europe: Askew 1988), and hence absolute values are not directly comparable. 4 Figure A4. Scatterplots of single ordinary least-squares regressions between average colour lightness of 8,127 North American dragonfly assemblages and mean temperature of the warmest quarter. Red dots represent assemblages that were excluded from the analysis because they contained less than five species. Note that those assemblages that were excluded scatter more than those with more than five species (c.f. the coefficients of determination) due to the inherent effect of very low sampling sizes. -
Table of Contents 2
Southwest Association of Freshwater Invertebrate Taxonomists (SAFIT) List of Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Taxa from California and Adjacent States including Standard Taxonomic Effort Levels 1 March 2011 Austin Brady Richards and D. Christopher Rogers Table of Contents 2 1.0 Introduction 4 1.1 Acknowledgments 5 2.0 Standard Taxonomic Effort 5 2.1 Rules for Developing a Standard Taxonomic Effort Document 5 2.2 Changes from the Previous Version 6 2.3 The SAFIT Standard Taxonomic List 6 3.0 Methods and Materials 7 3.1 Habitat information 7 3.2 Geographic Scope 7 3.3 Abbreviations used in the STE List 8 3.4 Life Stage Terminology 8 4.0 Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species 8 5.0 Literature Cited 9 Appendix I. The SAFIT Standard Taxonomic Effort List 10 Phylum Silicea 11 Phylum Cnidaria 12 Phylum Platyhelminthes 14 Phylum Nemertea 15 Phylum Nemata 16 Phylum Nematomorpha 17 Phylum Entoprocta 18 Phylum Ectoprocta 19 Phylum Mollusca 20 Phylum Annelida 32 Class Hirudinea Class Branchiobdella Class Polychaeta Class Oligochaeta Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Chelicerata, Subclass Acari 35 Subphylum Crustacea 47 Subphylum Hexapoda Class Collembola 69 Class Insecta Order Ephemeroptera 71 Order Odonata 95 Order Plecoptera 112 Order Hemiptera 126 Order Megaloptera 139 Order Neuroptera 141 Order Trichoptera 143 Order Lepidoptera 165 2 Order Coleoptera 167 Order Diptera 219 3 1.0 Introduction The Southwest Association of Freshwater Invertebrate Taxonomists (SAFIT) is charged through its charter to develop standardized levels for the taxonomic identification of aquatic macroinvertebrates in support of bioassessment. This document defines the standard levels of taxonomic effort (STE) for bioassessment data compatible with the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) bioassessment protocols (Ode, 2007) or similar procedures. -
A Checklist of North American Odonata
A Checklist of North American Odonata Including English Name, Etymology, Type Locality, and Distribution Dennis R. Paulson and Sidney W. Dunkle 2009 Edition (updated 14 April 2009) A Checklist of North American Odonata Including English Name, Etymology, Type Locality, and Distribution 2009 Edition (updated 14 April 2009) Dennis R. Paulson1 and Sidney W. Dunkle2 Originally published as Occasional Paper No. 56, Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, June 1999; completely revised March 2009. Copyright © 2009 Dennis R. Paulson and Sidney W. Dunkle 2009 edition published by Jim Johnson Cover photo: Tramea carolina (Carolina Saddlebags), Cabin Lake, Aiken Co., South Carolina, 13 May 2008, Dennis Paulson. 1 1724 NE 98 Street, Seattle, WA 98115 2 8030 Lakeside Parkway, Apt. 8208, Tucson, AZ 85730 ABSTRACT The checklist includes all 457 species of North American Odonata considered valid at this time. For each species the original citation, English name, type locality, etymology of both scientific and English names, and approxi- mate distribution are given. Literature citations for original descriptions of all species are given in the appended list of references. INTRODUCTION Before the first edition of this checklist there was no re- Table 1. The families of North American Odonata, cent checklist of North American Odonata. Muttkows- with number of species. ki (1910) and Needham and Heywood (1929) are long out of date. The Zygoptera and Anisoptera were cov- Family Genera Species ered by Westfall and May (2006) and Needham, West- fall, and May (2000), respectively, but some changes Calopterygidae 2 8 in nomenclature have been made subsequently. Davies Lestidae 2 19 and Tobin (1984, 1985) listed the world odonate fauna Coenagrionidae 15 103 but did not include type localities or details of distri- Platystictidae 1 1 bution. -
Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) on Larval Culex Quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)
The University of Southern Mississippi The Aquila Digital Community Honors Theses Honors College Spring 5-2014 Differences In Consumption Rates Between Juvenile and Adult Laccophilus fasciatus rufus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) On Larval Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Carmen E. Bofill University of Southern Mississippi Follow this and additional works at: https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses Part of the Biology Commons Recommended Citation Bofill, Carmen E., "Differences In Consumption Rates Between Juvenile and Adult Laccophilus fasciatus rufus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) On Larval Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)" (2014). Honors Theses. 254. https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/254 This Honors College Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Honors College at The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The University of Southern Mississippi Differences in consumption rates between juvenile and adult Laccophilus fasciatus rufus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) on larval Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) by Carmen Bofill A Thesis Submitted to the Honors College of The University of Southern Mississippi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in the Department of Biological Sciences May 2014 ii Approved by ______________________________ Donald Yee, Ph.D., Thesis Adviser Assistant Professor of Biology ______________________________ Shiao Wang, Ph.D., Chair Department of Biological Sciences ______________________________ David R. Davies, Ph.D., Dean Honors College iii Abstract With the increase of global temperature and human populations, prevalence of vector-borne diseases is becoming an issue for public health. Over the years these vectors have been notorious for developing resistance to human regulated insecticides. -
(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for the Control of Salvinia
Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2011 Introduction and Establishment of Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder and Sands (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for the Control of Salvinia minima Baker (Salviniaceae), and Interspecies Interactions Possibly Limiting Successful Control in Louisiana Katherine A. Parys Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Parys, Katherine A., "Introduction and Establishment of Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder and Sands (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for the Control of Salvinia minima Baker (Salviniaceae), and Interspecies Interactions Possibly Limiting Successful Control in Louisiana" (2011). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 1565. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1565 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please [email protected]. INTRODUCTION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CYRTOBAGOUS SALVINIAE CALDER AND SANDS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) FOR THE CONTROL OF SALVINIA MINIMA BAKER (SALVINIACEAE), AND INTERSPECIES INTERACTIONS POSSIBLY LIMITING SUCCESSFUL CONTROL IN LOUISIANA. A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Entomology By Katherine A. Parys B.A., University of Rhode Island, 2002 M.S., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2004 December 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In pursing this Ph.D. I owe many thanks to many people who have supported me throughout this endeavor. -
Aquatic Ecosystems and Invertebrates of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Cooperative Agreement Number JSA990024 Annual Report of Activities for 2000
Aquatic Ecosystems and Invertebrates of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Cooperative Agreement Number JSA990024 Annual Report of Activities for 2000 Mark Vinson National Aquatic Monitoring Center Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Utah State University Logan, Utah 84322-5210 www.usu.edu/buglab 1 April 2001 i Table of contents Page Foreword ........................................................................... i Introduction ........................................................................ 1 Study area ......................................................................... 1 Long-term repeat sampling sites ........................................................ 2 Methods Locations and physical habitat ................................................... 3 Aquatic invertebrates Qualitative samples...................................................... 3 Quantitative samples ..................................................... 4 Laboratory methods ........................................................... 4 Results Sampling locations............................................................ 5 Habitat types................................................................. 6 Water temperatures ........................................................... 8 Aquatic invertebrates .......................................................... 8 Literature cited..................................................................... 13 Appendices 1. Aquatic invertebrates collected in the major habitats A. Alcove pools ......................................................