Contribution à la connaissance des Histeridae du Maroc (Coleoptera)

Gomy, Yves; Labrique, Harold; Chavanon, Guy; Idrissi, Abdellatif Janati; François, Alexandre

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“…All of these were common to burnt and unburnt areas. These species are mostly generalist in terms of habitat preference, with a relatively wide distribution in the Maghreb, i.e., much of northern Africa, except Egypt [45][46][47][48][49][50]. The most-abundant species, S. hispanica, forms aggregations (sometimes of more than 15 individuals) under stones or pine and eucalyptus bark (personal observation), which could favor its abundance in pitfall traps, whereas S. globosus is an opportunistic species that colonizes burnt forests [51,52].…”

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“…The most-abundant beetle species in both areas were flightless, generalists in terms of habitat preference, and opportunistic (except Pactolinus major, which also takes refuge under stones [50]), so their capacity for dispersal and the rapid recolonization of burnt areas would presumably be lower than that for flying species. The abundance of these species at burnt and unburnt sites proved similar.…”

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Assessing the Response of Different Soil Arthropod Communities to Fire: A Case Study from Northwestern Africa

Khayati

Chergui

Barranco

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In recent decades, forest fires in the Mediterranean basin have been increasing in frequency, intensity, and the area burnt. Simultaneously, insects, a group with extraordinary biodiversity that provides vital ecosystem services such as pollination and decomposition, are undergoing a precipitous decline. Unfortunately, the impact of fire on arthropod communities has been poorly addressed despite the high diversity of taxonomic and functional arthropod groups. Responses to fire can differ considerably, depending on the life history and functional traits of the species. In the present study, we investigate the short-term impact of fire (three years after a blaze) on the abundance and species composition of soil arthropods in a burnt pine forest located in Ceuta (Spain, northwestern Africa). Soil arthropods were collected from pitfall traps in burnt and unburnt pine forest sampling points. In terms of total abundance per taxonomic order, Blattodea and Diptera were the only orders seemingly affected by the fire, whereas other arthropod groups (e.g., Araneae, Coleoptera, and Isopoda) showed no differences. In terms of species composition, Coleoptera and Formicidae (Hymenoptera) communities differed between burnt and unburnt sampling points, having more species associated with burnt areas than with unburnt ones. In burnt areas, some species from open areas built nests, fed in/on the ground, and dispersed over longer distances. Within the unburnt plots, we found more species in vegetated habitats, particularly those with shorter dispersal distances. We conclude that arthropod communities differ between burnt and unburnt sites and that the response of each taxon appears to be related to particular functional traits such as habitat preference (from open to forested landscapes) and ecological specialization (from generalist to specialist species).

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Assessing the Response of Different Soil Arthropod Communities to Fire: A Case Study from Northwestern Africa

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Chergui

Barranco

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Phylogeny of the Saprininae reveals interesting ecological shifts in the history of the subfamily (Coleoptera: Histeridae)

Lackner

2014

Zool J Linn Soc

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A morphological data set for the histerid beetle subfamily Saprininae comprising 95 adult morphological characters scored (multistate coding) from 72 terminal taxa and four outgroups was developed in order to analyse and determine the relationships amongst the genera and subgenera of the Saprininae subfamily. Cladograms were rooted with exemplars of Dendrophilinae (genus Dendrophilus), Bacaniini (genus Bacanius), Abraeinae (genus Chaetabraeus), and Anapleini (genus Anapleus). Parsimony-based phylogenetic analyses were performed based on the type species of each genus and subgenus of the Saprininae occurring around the world, with the exception of three taxa: Paramyrmetes foveipennis (type species of the genus Paramyrmetes), Satrapister nitens (type species of the genus Satrapister) and Xerosaprinus (Auchmosaprinus) laciniatus (type species of the subgenus Auchmosaprinus) that were not available. In addition, in order to test the monophyly of several questionable genera, multiple exemplars were added in a few cases. The analysis also included an exemplar of an apparently undescribed genus. The results of the analysis confirm the monophyly of the subfamily supported by two unique synapomorphies: (1) presence of sensory structures of the antenna; and (2) presence of the antennal cavity, as well as several other weaker synapomorphies. However, the phylogeny inferred here shows mostly low support for the deeper branches and consequently no major changes in the Saprininae classification are proposed. The presented cladogram is discussed together with its implications for the evolution of the subfamily. The most informative characters and their respective states are outlined. Multiple shifts in lifestyles have evolved during the evolutionary history of the group. Taxa found near the root of the cladogram are mostly nidicolous or myrmecophilous, and inquiliny is presumed to be the plesiomorphic lifestyle of the subfamily. The nidicolous lifestyle has undergone several transformations to other lifestyles and myrmecophily has evolved three times independently during the evolution of the subfamily. Termitoxeny has evolved two times independently in the group whereas ecological adaptation for life in caves has likewise evolved two times independently. The analyses yielded a large clade of predominantly psammophilous taxa; psammophily is thought to have evolved once and has been subsequently lost several times.

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Phylogeny of the Saprininae reveals interesting ecological shifts in the history of the subfamily (Coleoptera: Histeridae)

Lackner

2014

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

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Contribution à la connaissance des Histeridae du Maroc (Coleoptera)

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Assessing the Response of Different Soil Arthropod Communities to Fire: A Case Study from Northwestern Africa

Assessing the Response of Different Soil Arthropod Communities to Fire: A Case Study from Northwestern Africa

Phylogeny of the Saprininae reveals interesting ecological shifts in the history of the subfamily (Coleoptera: Histeridae)

Phylogeny of the Saprininae reveals interesting ecological shifts in the history of the subfamily (Coleoptera: Histeridae)

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