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Northern Range Extension of the Figeater Beetle, Cotinis Mutabilis (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), Into Nevada, Utah, and Colorado Western North American Naturalist Volume 75 Number 1 Article 2 5-29-2015 Northern range extension of the figeater beetle, Cotinis mutabilis (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), into Nevada, Utah, and Colorado Frank-Thorsten Krell Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO, [email protected] Jeff B. Knight Nevada Department of Agriculture, Sparks, NV, [email protected] Robert Hammon Colorado State University, Grand Junction, CO, [email protected] Pamela Wheeler Hurricane, UT, [email protected] Jeffrey Johns Roberts Nathrop, CA, [email protected] See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan Part of the Anatomy Commons, Botany Commons, Physiology Commons, and the Zoology Commons Recommended Citation Krell, Frank-Thorsten; Knight, Jeff B.; Hammon, Robert; Wheeler, Pamela; Roberts, Jeffrey Johns; and Eckberg, Jason R. (2015) "Northern range extension of the figeater beetle, Cotinis mutabilis (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), into Nevada, Utah, and Colorado," Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 75 : No. 1 , Article 2. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol75/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Western North American Naturalist Publications at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Western North American Naturalist by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Northern range extension of the figeater beetle, Cotinis mutabilis (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), into Nevada, Utah, and Colorado Authors Frank-Thorsten Krell, Jeff B. Knight, Robert Hammon, Pamela Wheeler, Jeffrey Johns Roberts, and Jason R. Eckberg This article is available in Western North American Naturalist: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol75/iss1/2 Western North American Naturalist 75(1), © 2015, pp. 8–13 NORTHERN RANGE EXTENSION OF THE FIGEATER BEETLE, COTINIS MUTABILIS (SCARABAEIDAE: CETONIINAE), INTO NEVADA, UTAH, AND COLORADO Frank-Thorsten Krell1, Jeff B. Knight2, Robert Hammon3, Pamela Wheeler4, Jeffrey Johns Roberts5, and Jason R. Eckberg6 ABSTRACT.—The native Figeater Beetle, Cotinis mutabilis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), is known to occur from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to northern South America. Here we present records from Nevada, where it became established in the late 1960s; from Utah, where it has been found since the late 2000s; and from Colo - rado, where it was found in 2012. These records indicate a recent northward range extension of the species, which cir- cumvents the Colorado Plateau. The range extension of C. mutabilis has potential positive effects, namely the addition of a new pollinator to those areas, but also potential negative implications if the species damages fruit crops or facilitates damage by the Japanese Beetle, as the closely related Cotinis nitida does. RESUMEN.—El Escarabajo verde de junio o Pipiol Autóctono, Cotinis mutabilis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetonii - nae) se distribuye desde Texas, New México, Arizona y California hasta el norte de Sudamérica. Aquí presentamos los registros de Nevada, donde se estableció a finales de los 60s; de Utah, donde se encuentra desde finales de los 2000s; y de Colorado, donde fue descubierto en el año 2012. Estos datos indican un reciente aumento del rango de distribución de la especie hacia el norte, eludiendo la meseta de Colorado. La extensión del rango de C. mutabilis tiene posibles efectos positivos, concretamente al agregar un nuevo polinizador a esas áreas, y también posibles consecuencias negati- vas, en caso de que la especie dañe los cultivos de frutas o facilite el daño causado por el escarabajo Japonés, al igual que hace su semejante, Cotinis nitida. With a warming climate and the continued green with a lighter elytral margin (Fig. 1) and increase of both anthropogenic transport oppor - is known to occur from Texas, New Mexico, tunities and man-made habitats in otherwise Arizona, and California, and south to northern unsuitable areas, species have recently had South America (Fig. 2; Goodrich 1966). A con- ample opportunities to alter their distribu- spicuous diurnal flower chafer, the adult is tional ranges (Chen et al. 2011, Fridley 2011) associated with fruit trees and orchards, while and establish themselves in new places, often its larvae live in or under mulch, compost in unprecedented numbers as seen in exotic piles, composting manure, or haystack bottoms pest species. Results from Bebber et al. (2013) (Nichol 1935; W.B. Warner personal commu- suggest that from 1960, the ranges of hun- nication). Both larval and adult habitats are dreds of pest species and pathogens have thus clearly enhanced by human agricultural shifted polewards. The northward movements activities. The figeater beetle looks similar to of pests and pathogens were faster than the the green June beetle, Cotinis nitida (Linnaeus, movements of wild species not associated with 1758); the latter is a serious pest species of crops or other man-made habitats, indicating fruit in the southeastern United States and is that both warming and disturbance work distributed westward to Nebraska (Lesoing synergistically to enable—indeed, even to 2011), Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas (Goodrich accelerate—range extensions. 1966). Recently, sightings and specimens of The figeater beetle (fig beetle, or western Cotinis mutabilis from Nevada, Utah, and green June beetle), Cotinis mutabilis (Gory and Colorado came to our attention, 3 states from Percheron, 1833), might be extending its range which there were previously no published in this fashion. This 3 cm long beetle is dark records for the genus. 1Department of Zoology, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205-5798. E-mail: [email protected] 2Nevada Department of Agriculture, 405 South 21st Street, Sparks, NV 89431. 3Colorado State University, Tri River Area Extension, Box 20,000-5028, Grand Junction, CO 81502-5087. 460 West 600 North, Hurricane, UT 84737. 521900 County Road 196, Nathrop, CO 81236-9201. 6Southern Nevada Water Authority, Box 99956, Las Vegas, NV 89193-9956. 8 2015] RANGE EXTENSION OF COTINIS MUTABILIS 9 Fig. 1. Cotinis mutabilis, Utah, Washington County, Saint George, Seegmiller Marsh, 4.x.2009. Photo: P. Wheeler. MATERIAL leg. R. Secora (no voucher, NVDA# 02H6-20). -Clark County Wetlands Park, Las Vegas Wash, Specimens of Cotinis mutabilis from the 36° 05፱17.4፳ N, 114° 58፱59.3፳ W, alt. 469 m, following collections were examined: 5.ix.2013, feeding on Baccharis salicifolia CSUC: C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diver- (Asteraceae), vid. J. Eckberg (photo record). sity, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, -Las Vegas, Spring Valley, 6384 Tanager Way, CO 80523-1177, USA. 36° 07፱17፳ N, 115° 13፱53፳ W, alt. 705 m, dead DMNS: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 near peach tree, vii.2008, vid. K.-M. Adkins Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205-5798, USA. (sighting, no photo or specimen). -Las Vegas, JJRC: private collection of Jeffrey Johns Roberts, ፱ ፳ ፱ ፳ 21900 County Road 196, Nathrop, CO 81236- 2100 Santiago Street, 36° 08 48 N, 115° 08 38 9201, USA. W, alt. 615 m, 21.vii.1993, leg. M. Carderman NVDA: Nevada Department of Agriculture, 405 (no voucher, NVDA# 93G22-1). -Las Vegas, South 21st Street, Sparks, NV 89431, USA. 1313 S 15 Street, 36° 09፱16፳N, 115° 07፱58፳W, alt. 606 m, 2.ix.1992, leg. M. Runn (det. R.C. NEW STATE RECORDS Bechtel, no voucher, NVDA# 92/21-1). -Las Vegas, Spring Valley, 2915 Ashby Avenue, 36° Nevada 09፱24፳ N, 115° 10፱51፳ W, alt. 639 m, 2.x.1967, (first recorded in 1967) leg. D.F. Zoller (1 spm., det. R.C. Bechtel Clark Co.: Henderson, 1238 Sonatina 1967, NVDA# 67J12-4). -Las Vegas, 2525 Drive, 35° 59፱02፳N, 115° 05፱41፳W, alt. 772 m, Pinto Lane, 36° 09፱51፳N, 115°10፱35፳W, alt. 636 26.iv.2004, leg. T. Beach (no voucher, NVDA# m, 31.vii.1969, leg. A.G. Williams (1 spm., det. 04E11-26). -Henderson, 205 Kola Street, 36° R.C. Bechtel, NVDA# 69H1-5). -Las Vegas, 202 02፱31፳N, 114° 57፱58፳W, alt. 707 m, 25.vii.2002, Rose Street, 36° 09፱56፳ N, 115° 10፱02፳ W, a l t . 10 WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN NATURALIST [Volume 75 628 m, 20.iv.1970, leg. D.F. Zoller (1 spm., det. Oklahoma R.C. Bechtel, NVDA# 70I28-2). -Las Vegas, (Cotinis mutabilis yet to be confirmed) Sunrise, 463 Wilshire Boulevard, 36° 10፱03፳N, ፱ ፳ Records of Cotinis mutabilis from Okla- 115° 01 30 W, alt. 562 m, leg. E. Shults (det. homa existed in several databases. However, R.C. Bechtel, no voucher, NVDA# 87H21-1). those specimens, collected at Broken Arrow, -Las Vegas, 6112 Granada Circle, 36° 10፱43፳ ፱ ፳ Wagoner Co. (Texas AM University, College N, 115° 13 29 W, alt. 702 m, 20.vii.2001 (no Station, TX; E. Riley, personal communica- voucher, NVDA# 01G31-10). -Las Vegas, Cen- ፱ ፳ tion, 2013); Weatherford, Custer Co. (Museum tennial, 1100 Ironwood Drive, 36° 11 01 N, of Southwestern Biology, Albuquerque, NM); 115 11፱34፳W, alt. 661 m, 17.iv.1970 (1 spm., ° and Latimer County (Sam Noble Oklahoma det. R.C. Bechtel, NVDA# 70I28-1). Las - Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK) were Vegas, Summerlin, 3506 N. Campbell Road, examined and determined to be Cotinis nitida. 36° 13፱27.6፳ N, 115° 17፱33.3፳ W, alt. 765 m, Cotinis mutabilis is not unlikely to occur in dead, 9.ix.2013, leg. E. Barrett-Drew (1 ɉ, southern Oklahoma, but we have yet to see a DMNS). -North Las Vegas, 6207 Shadow Oak verified specimen from this state. Drive, 36° 16፱23.9፳N, 115° 09፱51.4፳W, alt. 653 m, 21.viii.2012, vid. J. Eckberg (photo record). DISCUSSION -Las Vegas, without further specification, 5.vii.1973 and 29.vii.1973, leg. D. Zoller (2 Distribution and Range Extension spm., NVDA). (Fig. 2) Utah In the United States, Cotinis mutabilis has (first recorded in 2009) long been known from Texas to Arizona, possi- Washington Co.: Saint George, east of the bly being more common in the southern part bridge where River Road crosses the Virgin of this area because Wickham (1896) did not River, 37° 05፱13፳N, 113° 33፱01፳W, alt.
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