First report of two species of scarab beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) inside nests of Azteca cf. chartifex Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest

Alves-Oliveira, João Rafael; Mendes, Diego Matheus De Mello; Campos, Douglas de; Neto, Alberto Moreira Da Silva; Morais, José Wellington de; Grossi, Paschoal Coelho

doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2016.07.003

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“…Adults are nocturnal and attracted to light at night (Ratcliffe et al 2013). Adults and larvae were collected inside decomposing logs and stumps where larvae feed on decaying wood (Ratcliffe et al 2013, Alves-Oliveira et al 2016). Adults are predators of larvae of other beetles such as Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an important pest of Agave spp.…”

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New Records of Scarab Beetles1 from the State of Campeche, Mexico, with Comments on their Agricultural and Ecological Importance

Guzmán-Vásquez

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Alonso-Hernández

et al. 2023

Southwestern Entomologist

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Six species of phytophagous scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae "Pleurosticti") were first recorded from Campeche state, Mexico. The specimens were collected between August and November 2019 and belong to the following species: Euphoria yucateca (Bates, 1889) and Cotinis mutabilis (Gory and Percheron, 1833) (both Cetoniinae) and Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775), Phileurus valgus (Olivier, 1789), Tomarus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801), and Xyloryctes teuthras Bates, 1888 (all Dynastinae). The agricultural and ecological importance of each species is discussed, and its national distribution is given. The checklist of the Scarabaeidae "Pleurosticti" from Campeche was updated, consisting of 52 species, 24 genera, and five subfamilies.Resumen. Se registran por primera vez seis especies de escarabajos fitófagos (Scarabaeidae "Pleurosticti") del estado de Campeche, México. Los ejemplares fueron recolectados entre agosto y noviembre de 2019, y pertenecen a las siguientes especies: Euphoria yucateca (Bates, 1889) y Cotinis mutabilis (Gory and Percheron, 1833) (ambas Cetoniinae), Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775), Phileurus valgus (Olivier, 1789), Tomarus cuniculus (Fabricius, 1801), y Xyloryctes teuthras Bates, 1888 (todas Dynastinae). Se discute la importancia agrícola y ecológica de cada especie y se indica su distribución nacional. Se actualiza la lista de comprobación de los Scarabaeidae "Pleurosticti" de Campeche, que consta de 52 especies, 24 géneros, y cinco subfamilias.

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New Records of Scarab Beetles1 from the State of Campeche, Mexico, with Comments on their Agricultural and Ecological Importance

Guzmán-Vásquez

Granados-Echegoyen

Alonso-Hernández

et al. 2023

Southwestern Entomologist

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Open vegetation formations (grasslands and savannahs) support a higher diversity of Cetoniidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) than forest formations in the brazilian Cerrado

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Effects of fruit‐baited trap height on flower and leaf chafer scarab beetles sampling in Amazon rainforest

Puker

Correa

Silva

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Entomological Science

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There is no standardization of ideal trap installation height for an accurate sampling of flower and leaf chafer scarab beetles in the rainforest canopy. This limits the comparison among different studies on the ecology as well as systematic collecting of this beetle group. Here, we sampled flower and leaf chafer beetles using fruit‐baited traps installed at different heights (1.5, 4.5, 7.5 and 10.5 m) in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest with the following proposals: (i) we tested whether there are effects of trap installation height on the abundance, species richness and biomass of these beetles; and (ii) we tested whether there is a difference in the species composition between each trap height. From January to April 2017, we sampled flower and leaf chafer beetles by using traps baited with a banana and sugarcane juice mixture in Amazon rainforest fragments in Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil. The abundance, species richness and biomass of flower chafer beetles (Cetoniinae) were higher in traps installed at 10.5 m. For leaf chafer beetles (Rutelinae), we found the higher species richness and abundance at 4.5, 7.5 and 10.5 m, but the biomass of these insects did not differ among the different heights. Only the community composition of flower chafer beetles differed among the different trap installation heights. Our results showed that flower chafer beetles demonstrate a preference for foraging for resources at greater heights in the Amazon rainforest. Thus, to collect cetoniines from tropical forests, the recommended manner is to install the traps in the forest canopy.

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First report of two species of scarab beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) inside nests of Azteca cf. chartifex Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

New Records of Scarab Beetles1 from the State of Campeche, Mexico, with Comments on their Agricultural and Ecological Importance

New Records of Scarab Beetles1 from the State of Campeche, Mexico, with Comments on their Agricultural and Ecological Importance

Open vegetation formations (grasslands and savannahs) support a higher diversity of Cetoniidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) than forest formations in the brazilian Cerrado

Effects of fruit‐baited trap height on flower and leaf chafer scarab beetles sampling in Amazon rainforest

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