Descripción de la larva y pupa de Euphoria basalis (Gory &amp; Percheron, 1833) (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Cetoniinae) con observaciones sobre su biología

Ramírez-Salinas, Concepción; Ramírez, Adriana E. Castro; Morón, Miguel Ángel

doi:10.21829/azm.2001.83831855

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“…In addition, it worth to note that we rarely recorded some underrepresented species (few individuals) that are facultative associated with dung such as the cetonid Euphoria sp. (Morón 1983, Ramírez-Salinas et al 2001). Moreover, Phyllophaga sp.…”

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Diversity and composition of beetle assemblages attracted to dung in cloud forests under active and passive restoration practices

Gelviz-Gelvez

Ramírez-Hernández

Barragán

et al. 2023

Environmental Entomology

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Ecosystem loss and degradation has become a worldwide concern. The implementation of ecological restoration plans has been proposed to facilitate the recovery of ecosystems. It is imperative that once restoration strategies have been implemented, the effects of these actions in the medium and long term be evaluated, particularly the structure and functioning of the ecosystem. Diversity (α- and β-diversity) of beetles attracted to dung was assessed and compared in 3 habitat conditions (conserved forest, passive restoration, and active restoration) at 2 different seasons during the year (dry vs. rainy season) in cloud forest in San Luis Potosí (central Mexico). We found that the dry season was slightly richer than the rainy season, but the latter was significantly more diverse. Species diversity and composition in active restoration were more similar to passive restoration, and both differed greatly from the conserved forest. In contrast, conserved and passive restoration conditions exhibited similar patterns in β-diversity of insects likely because they maintain more species associated with the original vegetation of the cloud forest. Beetle assemblages could be of more habitat generalists, as they actively distribute across the restoration sites. Beetles attracted to dung provide an overview of the effect of restoration in early faunal recovery, even though we monitored this entomofauna for a short period (31 months after the restoration plots were established). These beetles can be a useful indicator for exploring the main forces driving species diversity for the management and conservation status of cloud forests, a threatened ecosystem.

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Diversity and composition of beetle assemblages attracted to dung in cloud forests under active and passive restoration practices

Gelviz-Gelvez

Ramírez-Hernández

Barragán

et al. 2023

Environmental Entomology

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Description of immature stages of Hoplia mexicana Harold and H. squamifera Burmeister (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Hopliinae)

Morón

Ramírez-Ponce

Ramírez-Salinas

et al. 2016

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

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Potential phylogenetic significance of the number of functional abdominal spiracles in beetle pupae, with focus on Staphylinoidea (Coleoptera)

Newton

2020

Pap. Avulsos Zool.

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The distribution of functional abdominal spiracles in pupae of Coleoptera is reviewed based on published descriptions and original observations. Aquatic Coleoptera typically have strong modifications, generally including dramatic reductions in the number of functional spiracles and often their modification into either spiracular gills or snorkels, as a response to their environment. But pupae of the great majority of Coleoptera, which are terrestrial, show broad stability across higher taxa. Most terrestrial beetles have at least the first five pairs of abdominal spiracles functional, up to and including a full set of eight pairs. However, the number is unexpectedly low in Scarabaeoidea and within Staphyliniformia, where Histeridae and all Staphylinoidea have a confirmed maximum of four pairs of spiracles. The relation between pupal size and number of functional spiracles in terrestrial pupae is explored, and it is suggested that those groups with an unexpectedly small number of functional spiracles may have passed through a “small-size bottleneck” in their ancestry. However, this hypothesis does not explain why several families of very small beetles in other groups of Coleoptera do not show a similar reduction, and little evidence was found to support a strong relation between pupal size and number of functional spiracles at lower taxonomic levels (below family). Whether pupae are exarate or obtect apparently also has little correlation with the number of functional spiracles. However, the consistency and stability of spiracular reductions in the above groups suggests that deep historical factors are involved and thus the reductions may be of phylogenetic significance. It is urged that establishing the number of functional spiracles in beetle pupae become as standard a feature of pupal descriptions as chaetotaxy and whether they are exarate or obtect.

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Descripción de la larva y pupa de Euphoria basalis (Gory & Percheron, 1833) (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Cetoniinae) con observaciones sobre su biología

Abstract: Se describen los tres estadios larvarios y la pupa de Euphoria basalis (Gory & Percheron, 1833) con base en ejemplares recolectados en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México. Se incluyen ilustraciones diagnósticas y datos sobre el ciclo de vida y los hábitos de esta especie.

Cited by 13 publications

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Diversity and composition of beetle assemblages attracted to dung in cloud forests under active and passive restoration practices

Diversity and composition of beetle assemblages attracted to dung in cloud forests under active and passive restoration practices

Description of immature stages of Hoplia mexicana Harold and H. squamifera Burmeister (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Hopliinae)

Potential phylogenetic significance of the number of functional abdominal spiracles in beetle pupae, with focus on Staphylinoidea (Coleoptera)

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