Host Fungi and Feeding Habits of Ciidae (Coleoptera) in a Subtropical Rainforest in Southern Brazil, with an Overview of Host Fungi of Neotropical Ciids

Graf, Letícia Vanessa; Lopes‐Andrade, Cristiano; Silveira, Rosa Mara Borges da; Moura, Luciano de A.; Reck, Mateus Arduvino; Sá, Flávia Nogueira de

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“…Among the coleopteran families, Ciidae is the most studied and includes the most common fungivores, even in the tropics (Lopes‐Andrade , Lawrence & Lopes‐Andrade , Graf‐Peters et al . ). For most fungivorous species, both larvae and adults have the same feeding habits, typically spending their entire lives in or around a single basidiome (Lawrence ).…”

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Factors affecting the structure of Coleoptera assemblages on bracket fungi (Basidiomycota) in a Brazilian forest

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Insect–fungal interactions are an important but understudied aspect of tropical forest ecology. Here we present the first large‐scale study of insect communities feeding on the reproductive structures of macrofungi (basidiomes) in the Neotropics. This trophic interaction is not well characterized in most ecosystems; however, beetle consumption of basidiomes is thought to be affected by fungal factors, via mechanisms analogous to those observed in plant–herbivore interactions and in some interactions with fungi as hosts in the Holarctic region. We investigated how the composition of beetle assemblages varies as a function of fungal taxonomic distance, basidiome consistency, and hyphal systems. We collected 367 basidiomes belonging to the orders Polyporales and Hymenochaetales in the subtropical Araucaria angustifolia forest region of southern Brazil, along with any fauna present or without it. Basidiomes were maintained individually in the laboratory in plastic containers for up to three months to allow beetles to develop to adulthood, at which point the beetles were collected. We found that 207 basidiome specimens representing 40 species were associated with beetles. We recorded 447 occurrences of Coleoptera, representing 90 morphospecies from 20 families. We found that assemblages of fungivorous Coleoptera were more similar among more closely related fungi. Furthermore, the beetle assemblages varied as a function of basidiome toughness, which is influenced by sporocarp consistency and hyphal system type. The associations between beetles and basidiomes resemble those reported previously in temperate zones, suggesting continuity in the structure of such associations across a wide latitudinal range.

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“…The available data suggest that this ciid is able to exploit more host species than native ciids in South Africa, and even more than other species of Ciidae as a whole. For comparison, see data available for host fungi of Nearctic ciids [37], [38], Neotropical [23], and for ciids from Britain, Germany, North America and Japan [39]. It is noteworthy that polyphagy is common among widely distributed species of Ciidae, as in Cer.…”

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“…It is noteworthy that polyphagy is common among widely distributed species of Ciidae, as in Cer. bicornis [23], which also belongs to the cucullatus species-group, and other ciids such as Cer. thoracicornis (Ziegler) [37], Cis bilamellatus Wood [5] and Cis creberrimus Mellié [37], the latter two introduced in Britain [5] and Galapagos Islands [40], respectively.…”

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“…In that work, a total of 19 Ciidae species were reported from South Africa: Ceracis tabellifer , 17 species of Cis Latreille and one species of Xylographus Mellié. A total of 55 individual fungi, as defined by Graf-Peters et al [23], were collected. Ceracis tabellifer were found in 41 individual fungi and was the unique ciid species in 16.…”

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“…Therefore, 67.5% of the records were in Polyporaceae and the remaining records in fungi of other families. Considering the criteria of Graf-Peters et al [23], Cer. tabellifer can be considered a true polyphagous species in South Africa.…”

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Two Invaders Instead of One: The True Identity of Species under the Name Ceracis cucullatus (Coleoptera: Ciidae)

Antunes-Carvalho

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2013

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The Neotropical obligate fungivorous beetle Ceracis cucullatus (Mellié) has attracted attention of coleopterists due to the increasing number of records of populations in Africa. Although its disjunct populations have been interpreted as a cohesive taxonomic unity, previous comparisons between African and Neotropical specimens revealed differences in their external morphology, causing uncertainty about the true unity of the species. Here, we compare the external morphology of specimens named Cer. cucullatus from several localities of the Neotropical, Palearctic, Afrotropical, Afrotemperate and Oriental regions. As results, we reverse three previous junior synonymies of Cer. cucullatus, proposing Cer. lamellatus (Pic) and Cer. tabellifer (Mellié), both reinstated status and new combinations, as separate species. We also propose Enn. bilamellatum Pic as a new synonym of Cer. tabellifer. In face of these taxonomic changes, we identify Cer. tabellifer as the actual invasive species on African lands, instead of Cer. cucullatus as was previously accepted. Then, through historical records gathered from scientific collections and literature, and through examination of recently collected specimens from South Africa and Brazil, we provide data on host fungi and geographic distribution of Cer. tabellifer. Based on these data, we discuss possible explanations to the successful invasion of Cer. tabellifer in Africa and elsewhere and its potential threat to native faunas of ciids. This study helps to fulfil an old gap in the literature on biological invasions, with considerably more studies on predatory species, disease vectors or potential pests of agricultural crops, than on non-pest fungivorous organisms.

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The role of bracket fungi in creating alpha diversity of invertebrates in the Białowieża National Park, Poland

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Host Fungi and Feeding Habits of Ciidae (Coleoptera) in a Subtropical Rainforest in Southern Brazil, with an Overview of Host Fungi of Neotropical Ciids

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Factors affecting the structure of Coleoptera assemblages on bracket fungi (Basidiomycota) in a Brazilian forest

Factors affecting the structure of Coleoptera assemblages on bracket fungi (Basidiomycota) in a Brazilian forest

Two Invaders Instead of One: The True Identity of Species under the Name Ceracis cucullatus (Coleoptera: Ciidae)

The role of bracket fungi in creating alpha diversity of invertebrates in the Białowieża National Park, Poland

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