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Arañas De Importancia Médica Boletín de la Asociación Mexicana de Sistemática de Artrópodos _0 PRESENTACIÓN CONTENIDO (da clic para ir a la página deseada) Por ALEJANDRO ZALDÍVAR RIVERÓN [1] PRESENTACIÓN Presidente de la AMXSA [2] ARTÍCULOS [email protected] [2] La colección de hormigas de la Universidad de Guadalajara stimados compañeros, por M. VÁSQUEZ-BOLAÑOS en este tercer número del [5] otinis ibarrai Deloya y Boletín de la AMXSA C Ratcliffe 1988 (Scarabaeidae: deseo agradecer por su E Cetoniinae): escarabajo endémi- entusiasmo y participación co de la Sierra Madre del Sur en a todos los asistentes a nuestro primer Guerrero, México por H. J. M congreso realizado el pasado mes de GASCA-ÁlvAREZ ET AL. enero en el Instituto de Biología de [10] Curso-taller Internacional la UNAM, en la Ciudad de México. de Insectos de la Reserva de El congreso tuvo un éxito mayor al la Biosfera “Barranca de Metz- inicialmente esperado. Prueba de ello titlán” Hidalgo, México por I. fue la nutrida participación tanto de MARTÍNEZ-SÁNCHEZ Y F. M. SANDOVAL-BECERRA estudiantes de licenciatura y posgrado [14] Arañas de Importancia Médi- como de investigadores provenientes trópodos. Prueba de ello es el próximo ca: Arañas violinistas del género de universidades y centros de inves- taller sobre principios en sistemática Loxosceles en México, ¿qué tigación situados en 13 estados de la molecular, el cual se llevará a cabo en sabemos acerca de su distribu- República Mexicana. En el número las instalaciones de la Universidad de ción y biología hasta ahora? por anterior mencioné los distintos temas Guadalajara en Guadalajara, Jalisco, A. VALDEZ-MONDRAGÓN ET y grupos taxonómicos que fueron los días 20 y 21 de septiembre del pre- AL. [25] EDITORIAL abordados durante el congreso. La sente año. Agradezco personalmente estupenda calidad y presentación de al Dr. José Luis Navarrete Heredia, los trabajos, en particular de los es- vicepresidente de la AMXSA, por tudiantes, es algo que deseo destacar, brindar las facilidades necesarias para dos en el presente número del boletín. ya que pone en evidencia el enorme la realización de este taller. Esperamos Estos artículos sin duda ayudan a toda potencial humano con el que contamos contar una vez más con la asistencia la comunidad de la AMXSA a estar actualmente en el país. La responsa- de un buen número de estudiantes, al tanto sobre diversos temas relacio- bilidad que tenemos los investigadores quienes podrán inscribirse al congreso nados con nuestra investigación, tales y profesores para formar y apoyar al cubrir con su cuota anual. Asimis- como sitios de exploración para la académicamente a estos jóvenes es por mo, exhortamos a los miembros inves- recolecta de ejemplares, notas científi- lo tanto muy grande, y esto es justa- tigadores a cubrir también con la cuota cas y el estado y representatividad de mente lo que busca la AMXSA, servir anual de la AMXSA, esto con el fin de grupos taxonómicos en las colecciones como plataforma para que los estu- que podamos realizar este y otros talle- biológicas del país, entre muchos diantes encuentren espacios no solo res y podamos mejorar próximamente otros. Los invito a todos a seguir para difundir sus trabajos de investi- nuestra página de internet. contribuyendo con trabajos en futuras gación, sino también para aumentar Por último, quiero agradecer y felici- ediciones de nuestro boletín. su conocimiento en sistemática de ar- tar a los autores de los trabajos inclui- Volumen 2 (1) / Junio 2018 1 Boletín de la AMXSA La colección de hormigas de la Universidad de Guadalajara Por MIGUEL VÁSQUEZ-BOLAÑOS Entomología, Centro de Estudios en Zoología, Departamento de Botánica y Zoología, División de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias Universidad de Guadalajara, Ramón Padilla Sánchez # 2100, Las Agujas, Nextipac, Zapopan, Jalisco, México [email protected] a colección de hormigas ta, fecha y recolector(es). La etiqueta (Sección Formicidae) de taxonómica lleva: categoría taxonómi- la Universidad de Guada- ca a la que fue posible determinar el lajara es parte de la Colec- espécimen, ya sea género o especie; L descriptor y año de descripción; y ción Entomológica adscri- ta al Centro de Estudios en Zoología determinador y año de determinación. (CZUG) en el Centro Universitario de Esta información se captura en una Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias. hoja de Excel, además del número de Se inició formalmente en 1995 con material recolectado por el estudiante de la Licenciatura en Biología David Pérez Politrón en el Volcán de Tequi- la, Jalisco (Vásquez-Bolaños, 2005). Desde entonces y hasta la fecha se ha incrementado el número de espe- címenes de hormigas depositados en Figura 3. Etiqueta taxonómica. esta colección. El objetivo con el que individuos y castas representadas. se inició la colección fue representar las especies de hormigas de Jalisco, Hasta la fecha se tienen procesados pero ahora se aspira a tener una co- 5,011 ejemplares en seco y 21,190 en lección de las especies de hormigas de alcohol pertenecientes a 451 especies, México. 63 géneros y once subfamilias. El 32 La Colección Entomológica de % de los ejemplares está determinado la Universidad de Guadalajara a nivel especie. Cuatro subfamilias cuenta con registro ante SEMAR- están representadas por una especie y NAT, JAL.INV.109.0401, el cual un sólo espécimen: Agroecomyrmeci- permite el depósito de ejemplares nae, Amblyoponinae, Paraponerinae y el intercambio con colegas tanto y Proceratiinae. La subfamila Myrmi- a nivel nacional como internacio- cinae es la mejor representada, tanto nal. El curador es el Dr. José Luis en número de especies, 147, como en Navarrete Heredia. El arreglo de la Figura 1. Sección Formicidae de la Colec- especímenes, 13,690. Le sigue For- colección de hormigas obedece al ción Entomológica, de la Universidad de micinae, Dolichoderinae, Dorylinae, catálogo de autoridad taxonómica Guadalajara. Ponerinae, Pseudomyrmecinae y propuesto por Bolton (2017). Los Ectatominnae. La colección incluye especímenes de hormigas que se in- material de otros 15 países además corporan de manera formal a la colec- de México: Alemania, Austria, Bra- ción se acompañan de dos etiquetas, sil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Estados una con la información de campo y Unidos, El Salvador, España, Fran- otra con la información taxonómica. cia, Guatemala, Guyana, Italia, Perú, En la etiqueta de campo se menciona República Checa y Venezuela. Se por lo menos: país, estado, municipio, tienen representadas las 32 entidades localidad, sitio, coordenadas, altitud, federativas de México, siendo Jalis- tipo de vegetación, método de recolec- Figura 2. Etiqueta de campo. co el estado con el mayor número de Volumen 2 (1) / Junio 2018 2 Boletín de la AMXSA sum en el Nuevo Mundo; doza, Departamento de Agronomía; especies de hormigas Guanajuato, Guanajuato; Mario Josué introducidas en México; Aguilar Méndez, División de Cien- distribución de Dorylinae cias Naturales y Exactas, Guanajuato, en Jalisco, México; hormi- Guanajuato. UMSNH Leticia Escalan- gas del bosque de maple, te Jiménez, Laboratorio de Invertebra- Jalisco, México; hormigas dos, Facultad de Biología, Morelia en contenido estomacal Michoacán. Universidad Veracruza- Figura 4. Información capturada en Excel. de oso hormiguero en el na Miguel Ángel García Martínez, sur de México; hormigas de Jalisco, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y especies y de especímenes. México; así como las claves para los Agropecuarias, Córdoba, Veracruz; géneros de hormigas de México. Víctor Rico Gray, Xalapa, Veracruz. Se cuenta con material tipo de cuatro ECOSUR Gabriela Pérez Lachaud, especies: Pogonomyrmex humerotu- Se tiene colaboración con investi- Jean-Paul Lachaud. Unidad Chetu- midus Vásquez-Bolaños y Mackay, gadores de diversas instituciones del mal, Chetumal, Quintana Roo. INIFAP 2004, descrita de la zona El Infiernillo, país: UNAM Gabriela Castaño Me- Juan Francisco Pérez Domínguez, del estado Michoacán de Ocampo; neses, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Tetramorium bicolorum Vásquez-Bo- Docencia e Investigación, Juriquilla, Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, laños, 2007, descrita de la Sierra Querétaro; Leticia Ríos Casanova, Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco. TecNM Madre Occidental, en el municipio Laboratorio de Ecología, UBIPRO, Itzel Rubí Rodríguez de León, Insti- Mascota, Jalisco; T. azcatltontlium FES, Iztacala, Estado de México; tuto Tecnológico de Ciudad Victoria, Marques, Vásquez-Bolaños y Que- Milan Janda, Laboratorio Nacional de Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. UQROO sada, 2011, descrita de la Reserva de Análisis y Síntesis Ecología, Morelia, Juan Antonio Rodríguez Garza, Uni- la Biosfera Chamela-Cuixmala, en la Michoacán. Universidad Las Américas versidad de Quintana Roo, Chetumal, costa de Jalisco; y T. notomelanum Puebla Mariana del Socorro Cuautle Quintana Roo. UAT Madai Rosas Vásquez-Bolaños, Castaño-Meneses y Arenas, Universidad Las Américas Mejía, Instituto de Ecología Aplica- Guzmán-Mendoza, 2011, descrita de Puebla, Puebla, Puebla. Instituto de da; Karla Yolanda Flores Maldonado; Tehuacán, Puebla. Ecología, A. C. Cecilia Díaz Cas- Dmitry A. Dubovikoff, Facultad de Además, se ha apoyado la formación telazo; Patricia Rojas Fernández, Lab- Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ciudad Victoria, de recursos humanos con la inclusión oratorio de Ecología de Suelos; Luis Tamaulipas. IPN Miguel Ángel Soto de 27 estudiantes de servicio social, N. Quiroz Robledo; Jorge E. Valenzu- Cárdenas, Centro Interdisciplinario prácticas profesionales
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