DOCSLIB.ORG

Classification of Oilseed Rape Visiting Insects in Relation to the Sulphur Supply

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Classification of Oilseed Rape Visiting Insects in Relation to the Sulphur Supply Classification of oilseed rape visiting insects in relation to the sulphur supply Von der Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig zur Erlangung des Grades einer Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) genehmigte D i s s e r t a t i o n von Fahmia Aljmli aus Homs, Syria 1. Referent: apl. Professor Dr. Ewald Schnug 2. Referent: apl. Professor Dr. Dirk Selmar eingereicht am: 25.06.2007 mündliche Prüfung (Disputation) am: 30.08.2007 Druckjahr 2007 Acknowledgements I take this opportunity with much pleasure to thank all the people who have helped me through the course of my journey towards producing this thesis. First, I would like to express my deepest thanks to my supervisors: Prof. Dr. Dr. Ewald Schnug for his wise advices and all aspects of this project. I would like to thanks my committee members Prof. Dr. Dirk Selmar, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Büchs and Prof. Dr. Robert Kreuzig for reviewing my thesis and taking time out to attend my oral defense. I would like to thank all members and colleagues of the institute of plant nutrition and soil science (FAL). Especial thanks go to Dr. Elke Bloem for their guidance, suggestions, discussions and the interpretations of the data during my study, which were always fruitful. I would like to thank her for everything that I learnt from her. Without her, this thesis would not have been possible. I would like to express my gratitude to all members in the institute of plant protection in field crops and grassland at BBA (in Braunschweig), especially to Prof. Dr. Büchs, I learnt a lot from him, which I am sure will be useful in different stages of my life. Special thanks also go to Dr. Prescher and Dr. Schlein, who always were available when I needed their advises. I am thankful to Ruth Polok and Fabian Zelmanski for their helps during my labor works. No words, perhaps can express acknowledgement and gratitude to parents, brothers and sisters. I would like to give my special thanks to my husband Mamdoh and my daughter Nour whose patient love enabled me to complete this work. Table of contents i TABLE OF CONTENT Table of content.……………………………….……………………………………..…….i List of figures.......................................................................................................................iii List of tables.........................................................................................................................ix List of tables and figures in the appendix.........................................................................xi 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Biology and damage of important pests in European oilseed rape cropping............... 4 1.2 Influence of fertilisation on the infestation of crops by insects................................. 10 1.3 Importance of secondary plant metabolites of Brassica napus in host-plant selection .................................................................................................................................... 13 1.4 Management strategies to reduce the infestation of oilseed rape by insect pests ...... 16 1.5 Response of generalist and specialist insects to defence compounds........................ 17 1.6 Objectives of this study.............................................................................................. 18 2 Material and Methods ................................................................................................... 19 2.1 Description of study sites........................................................................................... 19 2.2 Experimental design...................................................................................................21 2.3 Sampling procedures of oilseed rape visiting insects ................................................ 22 2.3.1 Sampling of adult insects................................................................................... 24 2.3.2 Sampling of eggs and larvae.............................................................................. 30 2.4 Analysis of plant material and larvae......................................................................... 35 2.4.1 Analysis of plant samples .................................................................................. 35 2.4.2 Analysis of larvae .............................................................................................. 38 2.5 Classification of insects ............................................................................................. 39 2.6 Statistical analysis...................................................................................................... 40 3 Results ............................................................................................................................. 41 3.1 Influence of S-fertilisation on the S-status of oilseed rape and S-containing secondary metabolites................................................................................................ 41 3.2 Influence of S-fertilisation on the mineral composition of larvae collected from oilseed rape ................................................................................................................ 43 ii Table of contents 3.3 Influence of S-fertilisation on the number of pollen beetle (Meligethes spp.) .......... 49 3.4 Influence of S-fertilisation on the number of stem-mining weevils, the rape stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus napi) and the cabbage stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus).............................................................................................................. 54 3.5 Influence of S-fertilisation on the number of the cabbage seed weevil (Ceutorhynchus obstrictus)........................................................................................ 61 3.6 Influence of S-fertilisation on the number of Brassica pod midge (Dasineura brassicae)................................................................................................................... 67 3.7 Influence of S-fertilisation on the number of root flies (Delia radicum, Delia platura and Delia florilega).................................................................................................... 73 3.8 Influence of S- and N-fertilisation on the number of cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae)................................................................................................................... 80 3.9 Influence of S- and N-fertilisation on the occurrence of Staphylinidae and Tachyporus (adults and larvae).................................................................................. 82 3.10 Influence of S-fertilisation of oilseed rape on the number of miscellaneous insects 90 4 Discussion........................................................................................................................ 93 4.1 Significance of experimental conditions on infestation of oilseed rape with insects.. .................................................................................................................................... 93 4.2 Relationship between the S-nutritional status of oilseed rape and oilseed rape visiting insects......................................................................................................................... 96 4.3 Relationship between S-fertilisation and beneficial insects of oilseed rape............ 110 4.4 Relationship between N-fertilisation and infestation of oilseed rape with different pests and beneficial insects ...................................................................................... 113 5 Summary....................................................................................................................... 117 6 References..................................................................................................................... 123 7 Glossary ........................................................................................................................ 142 8 Appendix....................................................................................................................... 143 List of figures iii LIST OF FIGURES Fig. 1.1: Important pest species which attack different plant parts of oilseed rape. ........ 2 Fig. 1.2: The life cycle of Meligethes spp. on oilseed rape.............................................. 5 Fig. 1.3: Life cycle of Dasineura brassicae..................................................................... 8 Fig. 2.1: Precipitation and temperature during the growing season 2004...................... 20 Fig. 2.2: Precipitation and temperature during the growing season 2005...................... 20 Fig. 2.3: Distribution of traps for the monitoring of oilseed rape visiting insects during different plant growth stages in the field trials. ............................................... 23 Fig. 2.4: The sampling of oilseed rape visiting insects using an emergence traps......... 25 Fig. 2.5: Different parts of the emergence traps............................................................. 26 Fig. 2.6: The collection of oilseed rape visiting insects by using a beating tray............ 28 Fig. 2.7: The sampling of oilseed rape visiting insects by using the Vortis’ suction sampler............................................................................................................. 29 Fig. 2.9: Meridian splitting in a main stem caused by larvae
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Genus Canidia Thomson, 1857 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Acanthocinini)
    Zootaxa 927: 1–27 (2005) ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ ZOOTAXA 927 Copyright © 2005 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) The genus Canidia Thomson, 1857 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Acanthocinini) JAMES E. WAPPES¹ & STEVEN W. LINGAFELTER² ¹ American Coleoptera Museum, 179 Fall Creek, Bulverde, TX 78163 U. S. A. [email protected] ² Systematic Entomology Lab, Plant Sciences Institute, Agriculture Research Service, USDA, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, MRC-168, Washington, DC 20013-7012 U. S. A. [email protected] Abstract The lamiine genus Canidia Thomson is redefined with Canidiopsis Dillon and Pseudocanidia Dil- lon as new synonyms. Three new species from Mexico are described and illustrated: Canidia chemsaki, C. giesberti, and C. turnbowi. The following new synonymies are proposed: Canidiop- sis similis Dillon, 1955 and Canidiopsis hebes Dillon, 1955 = Canidia mexicana Thomson, 1860; Pseudocanidia cuernavacae Dillon, 1955 = Dectes spinicornis Bates, 1881; and Dectes (Canidia) balteata var. inapicalis Tippmann, 1960 = Dectes balteatus Lacordaire, 1872. A key to the eight species and one subspecies is presented. Key words: Insecta, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Acanthocinini, Canidia, Dectes, Can- idiopsis, Pseudocanidia, new species, key Resumen: Se redefine el género Canidia Thomson con Canidiopsis Dillon y Pseudocanidia Dillon como sinónimos nuevos. Describimos e ilustramos tres especies nuevas de México: Canidia chemsaki, C. giesberti y C. turnbowi. Se proponen los siguientes sinónimos nuevos: Canidiopsis similis Dillon, 1955 y Canidiopsis hebes Dillon 1955 = Canidia mexicana Thomson, 1860; Pseudocanidia cuernavacae Dillon, 1955 = Dectes spinicornis Bates, 1881; y Dectes (Canidia) balteata inapicalis Tippmann, 1960 = Dectes balteatus Lacordaire, 1872. Se incluye una clave para separar las ocho especies y una subespecie.
    [Show full text]
  • Sfblake and Tithonia Diversifolia
    Prospective agents for the biological control of Tithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S.F.Blake and Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray (Asteraceae) in South Africa D.O. Simelane1*, K.V. Mawela1 & A. Fourie2 1Agricultural Research Council-Plant Protection Research Institute, Private Bag X134, Queenswood, 0121 South Africa 2Agricultural Research Council-Plant Protection Research Institute, Private Bag X5017 Stellenbosch, 7599 South Africa Starting in 2007, two weedy sunflower species, Tithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S.F.Blake and Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray (Asteraceae: Heliantheae), were targeted for biological control in South Africa. Surveys conducted in their native range (Mexico) revealed that there were five potential biological control agents for T.rotundifolia, and three of these are currently undergoing host-specificity and performance evaluations in South Africa. Two leaf-feeding beetles, Zygogramma signatipennis (Stål) and Zygogramma piceicollis (Stål) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), are the most promising biological control agents for T. rotundifolia: prelimi- nary host-specificity trials suggest that they are adequately host-specific. The stem-boring beetle, Lixus fimbriolatus Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is also highly damaging to T. rotundifolia, but its host range is yet to be determined. Two other stem-boring beetles, Canidia mexicana Thomson (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and Rhodobaenus auctus Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), have also been recorded on T. rotundifolia, and these will be considered for further testing if L. fimbriolatus is found to be unsuitable for release in South Africa. Only two insect species were imported as candidate agents on T. diversifolia, the leaf-feeding butterfly Chlosyne sp. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), and an unidentified stem-boring moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): the latter was tested in quarantine but rejected because it attacked several sunflower cultivars.
    [Show full text]
  • Curriculum Vitae – 2018 1
    Steven W. Lingafelter, Ph. D. PRESENT POSITION (2016-PRESENT) Entomologist-Identifier, APHIS-PPQ-USDA, Douglas, Arizona, 85607 Phone: (office) 520-805-4458; (cell) 520-368-8426 PREVIOUS POSITION (1996-2016) Research Entomologist, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC. SCIENTIFIC PHILOSOPHY To build a global understanding of biological diversity by exploiting all tools for discovery, description, and dissemination EDUCATION 1996. Ph.D. Entomology. University of Kansas, J. S. Ashe, advisor 1991. M.S. Biology. Midwestern State University, N. V. Horner, advisor 1989. B.S. Biology. Midwestern State University, N. V. Horner, advisor APPOINTMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2016–present. Entomologist-Identifier, USDA-APHIS-PPQ 2016–present. University of Arizona Insect Collection Associate 2010–2016. Coleoptera Lead Scientist, USDA-Agriculture Research Service 2014–2016. Advisor to ORISE-DoE Post-Doc consultant on beetle identifications 2011–2014. Project Manager and Advisor to USDA Post-Doc for project on the Emerald Ash Borer 2006–2011. Advisor to USDA-APHIS-PPQ Post-Doc for weevil identifications 2012–2015. Co-Editor Proceedings of Entomological Society of Washington 2011–2015. Subject Editor ZooKeys 2010–2016. Editorial Board Entomological Research, Korea 2005–2009. Managing Editor Coleopterists Bulletin 2005–2006. President Entomological Society of Washington 2004–2005. Adjunct Associate Professor University of Florida, Gainesville 2000–2006. Adjunct Associate Professor University of Maryland, College Park 1996–2016. Adjunct Scientist Smithsonian Institution Lingafelter – Curriculum vitae – 2018 1 PEER REVIEWED BOOKS & MAJOR MONOGRAPHS (OVER 100 PAGES, CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING) 1998. Lingafelter, S. W. The genera of Elaphidiini Thomson (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Memoirs of the Washington Entomological Society, No. 20. 118 pp.
    [Show full text]
  • Redalyc.Escarabajos Longicornios (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)De Colombia
    Biota Colombiana ISSN: 0124-5376 [email protected] Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos "Alexander von Humboldt" Colombia Martínez, Claudia Escarabajos Longicornios (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)de Colombia Biota Colombiana, vol. 1, núm. 1, 2000, pp. 76-105 Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos "Alexander von Humboldt" Bogotá, Colombia Disponible en: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=49110104 Cómo citar el artículo Número completo Sistema de Información Científica Más información del artículo Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal Página de la revista en redalyc.org Proyecto académico sin fines de lucro, desarrollado bajo la iniciativa de acceso abierto Biota Colombiana 1 (1) 76 - 105, 2000 Escarabajos Longicornios (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) de Colombia Claudia Martínez A.A.: 77038 Santafé de Bogotá 2 D.C.- Colombia. [email protected] Palabras clave: Cerambycidae, Coleoptera, Colombia. Los escarabajos longicornios de la familia ralmente a ciertos grupos de géneros), y por lo tanto, pue- Cerambycidae (Polyphaga: Chrysomeloidea) constituyen den ser excelentes indicadores del estado de conservación uno de los grupos más grandes de Coleoptera, con aproxi- de un ecosistema (Hovore 1998). madamente 35.000 especies en el mundo (Minelli 1993). En general, los cerambícidos se reconocen por sus tarsos Importancia económica pseudopentámeros, presencia de tubérculos antenales y antenas con una longitud que va desde un cuarto hasta 2 y Ecológicamente los cerambícidos son muy importantes en 3 veces el largo del cuerpo. La familia más cercana es la de el proceso de la circulación de los minerales hacia el suelo, los escarabajos de las hojas, Chrysomelidae, que carecen dado que, al igual que la mayoría de escarabajos de tubérculos antenales y antenas largas.
    [Show full text]
  • Vol.22 (2), June, 2020 BIONOTES TABLE of CONTENTS
    ISSN 0972- 1800 VOLUME 22, NO. 2 QUARTERLY APRIL-JUNE, 2020 Date of Publication: 28th June, 2020 BIONOTES A Quarterly Newsletter for Research Notes and News On Any Aspect Related with Life Forms BIONOTES articles are abstracted/indexed/available in the Indian Science Abstracts, INSDOC; Zoological Record; Thomson Reuters (U.S.A); CAB International (U.K.); The Natural History Museum Library & Archives, London: Library Naturkundemuseum, Erfurt (Germany) etc. and online databases. Founder Editor Manuscripts Dr. R. K. Varshney, Aligarh, India Please E-mail to [email protected]. Board of Editors Guidelines for Authors Peter Smetacek, Bhimtal, India BIONOTES publishes short notes on any aspect of biology. Usually submissions are V.V. Ramamurthy, New Delhi, India reviewed by one or two reviewers. Jean Haxaire, Laplune, France Kindly submit a manuscript after studying the format used in this journal Vernon Antoine Brou, Jr., Abita Springs, (http://www.entosocindia.org/). Editor U.S.A. reserves the right to reject articles that do not Zdenek F. Fric, Ceske Budejovice, Czech adhere to our format. Please provide a contact Republic telephone number. Authors will be provided Stefan Naumann, Berlin, Germany with a pdf file of their publication. R.C. Kendrick, Hong Kong SAR Address for Correspondence Publication Policy Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal, Information, statements or findings Uttarakhand 263 136, India. Phone: +91 published are the views of its author/ source 8938896403. only. Email: [email protected] From Volume 21 Published by the Entomological Society of India (ESI), New Delhi (Nodal Officer: V.V. Ramamurthy, ESI, New Delhi) And Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal Executive Editor: Peter Smetacek Assistant Editor: Shristee Panthee Butterfly Research Trust, Bhimtal Published by Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • The Checklist of Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from India
    Zootaxa 4345 (1): 001–317 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/ Monograph ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2017 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4345.1.1 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1D070D1A-4F99-4EEF-BE30-7A88430F8AA7 ZOOTAXA 4345 The checklist of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from India B. KARIYANNA1,4, M. MOHAN2,5, RAJEEV GUPTA1 & FRANCESCO VITALI3 1Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492012, India . E-mail: [email protected] 2ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bangalore, Karnataka-560024, India 3National Museum of Natural History of Luxembourg, Münster Rd. 24, L-2160 Luxembourg, Luxembourg 4Current address: University of Agriculture Science, Raichur, Karnataka-584101, India 5Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Magnolia Press Auckland, New Zealand Accepted by Q. Wang: 22 Jun. 2017; published: 9 Nov. 2017 B. KARIYANNA, M. MOHAN, RAJEEV GUPTA & FRANCESCO VITALI The checklist of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from India (Zootaxa 4345) 317 pp.; 30 cm. 9 Nov. 2017 ISBN 978-1-77670-258-9 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-77670-259-6 (Online edition) FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2017 BY Magnolia Press P.O. Box 41-383 Auckland 1346 New Zealand e-mail: [email protected] http://www.mapress.com/j/zt © 2017 Magnolia Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, transmitted or disseminated, in any form, or by any means, without prior written permission from the publisher, to whom all requests to reproduce copyright material should be directed in writing. This authorization does not extend to any other kind of copying, by any means, in any form, and for any purpose other than private research use.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 Update for the Checklist of the Oxypeltidae, Vesperidae, Disteniidae and Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere (References Through December 2019) Larry G
    2020 Update for the Checklist of the Oxypeltidae, Vesperidae, Disteniidae and Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere (references through December 2019) Larry G. Bezark The following Olivier dates are changed from 1795 to 1800 to comply with Bousquet, 2018: Ancylocera bicolor (Saperda bicolor [68: 32; pl. 3, fig. 25] Amérique septentrionale, en Géorgie) Phoebe bicornis (Saperda bicornis [68: 27; pl. 4, fig. 46] [Locality not indicated]) Dorcsaschema cinereum (Saperda cinerea [68: 28; pl. 3, fig. 35] Amérique septentrionale) Phoebe cornuta (Saperda cornuta [68: 26; pl. 4, fig. 45] Surinam) Cosmisoma fasciculatum (Saperda fasciculata [68: 14; pl. 1, fig. 3] Amérique méridionale) Desmiphora hirticollis (Saperda hirticollis [68: 11; pl. 4, fig. 37] [Locality not indicated]) Coremia plumipes (Saperda hirtipes [68: 14; pl. 1, fig. 8] Amérique méridionale, Cayenne, Suriname) Obrium maculatum (Saperda maculata [68: 32 + 68: 39; pl. 3, fig. 33] Amérique septentrionale, dans la Géorgie) Carterica mucronata (Saperda mucronata [68: 30; pl. 1, fig. 10] [Locality not indicated]) Ochromima pallipes (Saperda pallipes [68: 31; pl. 4, fig. 49] Surinam) Oberea ruficollis (Saperda plumbea [68: 21; pl. 4, fig. 42] Amérique septentrionale) Sybaguasu thoracicum (Saperda thoracica [68: 18; pl. 2, fig. 19] [Locality not indicated]) Saperda tridentata [68: 30; pl. 3, fig. 48] Canada Chrysoprasis bicolor (Stenocorus bicolor [69: 16; pl. 1, fig. 4] [Locality not indicated]) Neoclytus araneiformis (Callidium araneiforme [70: 61; pl. 7, fig. 90] Saint-Domingue) Xylotrechus colonus (Callidium campestre [70: 65; pl. 8, fig. 95] Amérique septentrionale) and (Callidium villicum [70: 64; pl. 8, fig. 94] Amérique septentrionale) Anelaphus cinereum (Callidium cinereum [70: 69; pl. 8, fig. 102] Saint-Domingue) Megacyllene decora (Callidium decorum [70: 63; pl.
    [Show full text]
  • Nutrient Effects on Oviposition Preference, Larval Performance and Chemical Defense of a Specialist Insect Herbivore
    TRITROPHIC EFFECTS OF NITROGEN ON COTTON ECOSYSTEM by YIGEN CHEN (Under the direction of John R. Ruberson) ABSTRACT Nitrogen (N) fertilization is one of the most common agronomic practices in crop production, and can have profound impacts on tritrophic interactions, affecting both bottom-up and top-down forces in pest management, and consequently on community structures of ecosystems. In the study the effects of N fertilization (42, 112, 196, and 280 ppm N) on tritrophic inteactions among cotton plants, Gossypium hirsutum L., beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hübner), and the parasitoid, Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson), were investigated in the laboratory, greenhouse and field. N addition increased plant biomass and plant nutritional quality as indicated by total N content of leaf blade and petiole nitrate-N. N enhancement decreased the major non-volatile plant defensive compounds (hemigossypolone and heliocides 1-4) of cotton leaf tissue. Spodoptera exigua larvae developed faster on plants receiving high N fertilization and significantly fewer S. exigua larvae underwent a sixth larval instar than those reared on low N plants. In dual-choice tests, both S. exigua larvae and adult females preferentially chose cotton plants with high N fertilization for feeding and oviposition, respectively. Increased nutritional quality and weaker defense of cotton plants receiving high N fertilization might both contribute to faster development and feeding preference of S. exigua larvae, and oviposition preference of S. exigua adult females on high N plants compared to low N plants. N fertilization of host plants subsequently fastened the development of C. marginiventris, possibly due to more balanced protein:carbohydrate (P:C) ratios, or less defensive compounds in the hemolymph of the hosts.
    [Show full text]
  • Zootaxa, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Acanthocinini
    Zootaxa 927: 1–27 (2005) ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ ZOOTAXA 927 Copyright © 2005 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) The genus Canidia Thomson, 1857 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Acanthocinini) JAMES E. WAPPES¹ & STEVEN W. LINGAFELTER² ¹ American Coleoptera Museum, 179 Fall Creek, Bulverde, TX 78163 U. S. A. [email protected] ² Systematic Entomology Lab, Plant Sciences Institute, Agriculture Research Service, USDA, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, MRC-168, Washington, DC 20013-7012 U. S. A. [email protected] Abstract The lamiine genus Canidia Thomson is redefined with Canidiopsis Dillon and Pseudocanidia Dil- lon as new synonyms. Three new species from Mexico are described and illustrated: Canidia chemsaki, C. giesberti, and C. turnbowi. The following new synonymies are proposed: Canidiop- sis similis Dillon, 1955 and Canidiopsis hebes Dillon, 1955 = Canidia mexicana Thomson, 1860; Pseudocanidia cuernavacae Dillon, 1955 = Dectes spinicornis Bates, 1881; and Dectes (Canidia) balteata var. inapicalis Tippmann, 1960 = Dectes balteatus Lacordaire, 1872. A key to the eight species and one subspecies is presented. Key words: Insecta, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Acanthocinini, Canidia, Dectes, Can- idiopsis, Pseudocanidia, new species, key Resumen: Se redefine el género Canidia Thomson con Canidiopsis Dillon y Pseudocanidia Dillon como sinónimos nuevos. Describimos e ilustramos tres especies nuevas de México: Canidia chemsaki, C. giesberti y C. turnbowi. Se proponen los siguientes sinónimos nuevos: Canidiopsis similis Dillon, 1955 y Canidiopsis hebes Dillon 1955 = Canidia mexicana Thomson, 1860; Pseudocanidia cuernavacae Dillon, 1955 = Dectes spinicornis Bates, 1881; y Dectes (Canidia) balteata inapicalis Tippmann, 1960 = Dectes balteatus Lacordaire, 1872. Se incluye una clave para separar las ocho especies y una subespecie.
    [Show full text]
  • Checklist of the Cerambycidae, Or Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera) of the Western Hemisphere 2009 Version (Updated Through 31 December 2008) Miguel A
    Checklist of the Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles (Coleoptera) of the Western Hemisphere 2009 Version (updated through 31 December 2008) Miguel A. Monné, and Larry G. Bezark, Compilers Introduction The Cerambycidae, commonly known as longhorned beetles, longicorns, capricorns, round-headed borers, timber beetles, goat beetles (bock-käfern), or sawyer beetles, comprise one of the largest and most varied families of Coleoptera, with body length alone varying from ± 2.5 mm (Cyrtinus sp.) to slightly over 17 cm (Titanus giganteus). Distributed world-wide from sea level to montane sites as high as 4,200 m elevation wherever their host plants are found, cerambycids have long been a favorite with collectors. Taxonomic interest in the family has been fairly consistent for the past century, but the description of new taxa has accelerated in recent decades thanks to the efforts of Chemsak, Linsley, Giesbert, Martins, Monné, Galileo, Napp, and other workers. This checklist builds upon the efforts of Blackwelder (1946), Chemsak & Linsley (1982), Chemsak, Linsley & Noguera (1992), and Monné & Giesbert (1994), and presently includes nearly 9,000 described species and subspecies, covering the terrestrial hemisphere from Canada and Alaska to Argentina and Chile, and including the Caribbean arc. Adult Cerambycidae, upon which most taxonomic studies in the family have been based, vary widely in their habits. Some species are nocturnal, many are attracted to artificial light, and they also may be found at night on the trunks and branches of their host plants, or on foliage. Diurnal species also may be found on or near their host plants, but many species are attracted to blossoms of shrubs and trees, where they may serve as pollinators.
    [Show full text]
  • Notes on Distribution and Host Plants of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from Southern México Author(S): Ted C
    Notes on distribution and host plants of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from southern México Author(s): Ted C. MacRae, Larry G. Bezark, and Ian Swift Source: Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 88(2):173-187. 2012. Published By: Pacific Coast Entomological Society DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3956/2012-10.1 URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3956/2012-10.1 BioOne (www.bioone.org) is a nonprofit, online aggregation of core research in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. BioOne provides a sustainable online platform for over 170 journals and books published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses. Your use of this PDF, the BioOne Web site, and all posted and associated content indicates your acceptance of BioOne’s Terms of Use, available at www.bioone.org/page/ terms_of_use. Usage of BioOne content is strictly limited to personal, educational, and non-commercial use. Commercial inquiries or rights and permissions requests should be directed to the individual publisher as copyright holder. BioOne sees sustainable scholarly publishing as an inherently collaborative enterprise connecting authors, nonprofit publishers, academic institutions, research libraries, and research funders in the common goal of maximizing access to critical research. THE PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST 88(2):173–187, (2012) Notes on distribution and host plants of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from southern Me´xico 1 2 3 TED C. MACRAE ,LARRY G. BEZARK AND IAN SWIFT 1Monsanto Company, 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017-1700, U.S.A. Corresponding author: e-mail: [email protected] 2521 46th St., Sacramento, California 95819, U.S.A. e-mail: [email protected] 3California State Collection of Arthropods, 3294 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, California 95832, U.S.A.
    [Show full text]
  • Cerambícidos (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Asociados Al Piñón (Jatropha Curcas L.)
    Morales et al. Cerambícidos (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) asociados al piñón (Jatropha curcas L.) Cerambícidos (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) asociados al piñón (Jatropha curcas L.), en cinco municipios de la Depresión Central de Chiapas, México Carlos J. Morales-Morales1, Eduardo Aguilar-Astudillo2, María de los A. Rosales-Esquinca3, Ricardo R. Quiroga-Madrigal4, Reynerio A. Alonso-Bran5 y Rodrigo del C. Gutiérrez-Hernández6 Resumen El trabajo se realizó con la finalidad de conocer los cerambícidos asociados a las plantas de piñón, establecidas en cercos vivos y huertos con accesiones de piñón del estado, de agosto de 2008 a agosto de 2011 en cinco municipios de la Depresión Central de Chiapas. El muestreo se realizó en 15 transectos de 100 m de cercos vivos, así como el banco de germoplasma de Jatropha, de la Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, de la Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, en Villaflores, Chiapas, México. Los ejemplares se depositaron en la Colección Entomológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas (CACH). Se revisaron 141 ejemplares distribuidos en tres subfamilias, 15 tribus, 23 géneros y 27especies; con mayor abundancia: Odontocera aurocincta aurocincta Bates, Essostruthalaeta Newman, Lagocheirus undatus Voet, Trachyderes mandibularis mandibularis Serville y Stenosphenus trispinosus Bates, con 72, 13, 7, 5 y 4 ejemplares, respectivamente, Lagocheirus undatus Voet ha sido registrada previamente en Jatropha curcas L. De las 27 especies que se reportan en este trabajo, cuatro son nuevos registros para el estado de Chiapas: Bromiades brachyptera Chevrolat (Cerambycinae: Rhinotragini), Hippopsis lemniscata Fabricius (Lamiinae: Agapanthini), Psapharochrus circumflexus J. du Val in Sagra (Lamiinae: Acanthoderini) y Strangalia biannulata Linsley (Lepturinae: Lepturini). Palabras clave: Cerambycidae, Jatropha curcas, Chiapas, entomofauna.
    [Show full text]