Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad www.ib.unam.mx/revista/ Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87 (2016) 956-965 Taxonomía y sistemática Inventario de las especies de elatéridos (Coleoptera: Elateridae) de un bosque tropical caducifolio mexicano Species inventory of elaterids (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from a Mexican tropical dry forest

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This article presents a taxonomic analysis of the grasshoppers utilised as food sources in several municipalities of the state of Morelos, Mexico; three families, four genera, and ten species were documented. The representative genus, Sphenarium, consists of seven different species. Various aspects regarding the host plants and collection and trade of these organisms are discussed. In addition, the importance of these organisms as a renewable natural food resource for rural communities in the state of Morelos is discussed.

Seasonal variation and its effect on structure and composition of a Coleoptera community were studied, prompted by fragmentation of land cover in natural areas. Some groups of phytophagous beetles are most abundant during the rainy season, although this contrasts with a greater number of community attributes in the season with less precipitation. The hypothesis of our study was that most chrysomelid specimens and species would be observed at the end of the dry season and beginning of the rainy season, with subfamilies Galerucinae, Eumolpinae, and Cassidinae frequent between seasons. The objective was to analyze seasonal variation of Chrysomelidae in a fragment of temperate forest in northwestern Mexico. A sweep net was used in the understory to capture specimens in quadrants. Specimens captured were in six subfamilies, 24 genera, and 31 species, which varied between dry and rainy seasons. Estimated richness was less at the beginning of the rainy season, which was reflected by the greatest percentage of complementarity, although species were present throughout a season. The greatest dominance of Chrysomelidae was in the rainy season, and largest entropy values at the end of both seasons, while diversity of abundant and dominant species was notable at the end of the dry season. Correspondence analysis revealed three faunal associations, indicating the largest number of species was associated with the end of the dry season and beginning of the rainy season, showing precipitation and ambient temperature were most important variables. The community structure between seasons differed, showing that seasonality provided a wide food resource over time, which generated variation in relative abundance and therefore in composition of chrysomelid species. Results suggested temperature variation and water availability determined establishment of Chrysomelidae among months of the year.

It represents the first contribution to the knowledge of the Elateridae family present in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. This contribution triples the number of species registered in the entity, which are classified into five subfamilies, 11 tribes, two subtribes, 22 genera and 40 species. Within these species, 28 new state records, a possible new species and the location of three endemic species can be highlighted.

A lo largo de este documento se resalta el legado académico y humano de Martín Leonel Zurita-García (1979-2020). Se describe su trayectoria académica sobre todo en su fase universitaria, en la que se dedicó al campo de la Entomología, particularmente de la Sistemática, Biogeografía y Ecología de los coleópteros elatéridos, así como a la Entomología Forense. Publicó 17 artículos científicos y cuatro capítulos de libros; participó en cinco congresos nacionales y dos congresos internacionales. Martín Zurita es autor de siete taxones de Coleoptera. Como docente, impartió las asignaturas de Sistemática, Biogeografía y Entomología Forense, en la Facultad de Ciencias y la Facultad de Medicina de la UNAM, así como en la Universidad Simón Bolívar. Fungió como director o codirector de nueve tesis de Licenciatura en Biología que versan sobre Sistemática, Faunística y Entomología Forense. Asimismo, participó como jurado en cuatro exámenes de grado (tres de Maestría y uno de Doctorado). La segunda parte del documento es testimonial, incluye las sentidas palabras expresadas por hermanos, maestro, amigos, alumnos y colegas en quienes Martín Zurita dejó una profunda huella.

Here, we describe and illustrate a new genus of Elateridae from Cundinamarca, Colombia, Raphaellus Zurita-García, Morales-Perdomo & Martínez-Luque, n. gen., to accommodate the new species R. deusminutosi Zurita-García, Morales-Perdomo & Martínez-Luque n. sp. The genus Raphaellus belongs to the subtribe Agriotina (Agriotini). A key to distinguish the genera of the New World subtribe Agriotina and taxonomic notes on Agriotini are presented.

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