Morphological polymorphism in an urban population of &lt;em&gt;Pterostichus melanarius&lt;/em&gt; (Illiger, 1798) (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Brygadyrenko, V. V.; Королев, О. В.

doi:10.3989/graellsia.2015.v71.126

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“…It can be supposed that absence of spatial heterogeneity of B. aspericolle populations is compensated by pronounced sexual dimorphism. A similar fact is observed for B. articulatum, which we studied earlier (Brygadyrenko & Fedorchenko, 2008;Brygadyrenko & Slynko, 2015). The absence of significant changes in morphometric indices between males and females suggests that the body proportions of B. aspericolle stay unchanged with a variation in linear dimensions.…”

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“…The following linear parameters were evaluated: length of body (Lb), head (Lc), prothorax (Lp), elytra (Le), width of head with eyes (Sс), width of prothorax between front angles (Sp1) and back angles (Sp2), maximum width of prothorax (Spm), maximum width of elytra (Se), distance between setae on the left elytra (L2l), distance between setae on the right elytra (L2r), distance from the base of the left elytra to the first setae (L1l), distance from the base of the right elytra to the first setae (L1r). Linear characteristics were measured with an accuracy of ±1 pixel (0.96 µm) (Brygadyrenko & Fedorchenko, 2008;Brygadyrenko & Korolev, 2015).…”

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Morphological variability of Bembidion aspericolle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) populations in conditions of anthropogenic impact

Komlyk

Brygadyrenko

2019

Biosys. divers.

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Bembidion (Talanes) aspericolle (Germar, 1829) is a Western Palearctic species which lives on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas and saline inland habitats from Central Europe to Central Asia. Anthropogenic impact is one of the most important environmental factors affecting the morphological variability of ground beetles. The objective of our research is assessment of the morphological variability of this species in three ecosystems differing by intensity of anthropogenic impact. 13 linear characteristics, one angular characteristic, density of pores on the prothorax and elytra, contrast of spots on the beetles’ elytra were measured, and 6 morphometric indices were calculated. The mean value of body length in females is more than in males in the studied populations. In the ecosystem with high anthropogenic pressure, female body length is shorter by 3.7% and elytra length is shorter by 6.0% than in females in the ecosystem with low anthropogenic impact. Differences between populations in the body length of males are not significant. In the ecosystem with high anthropogenic transformation, sexual dimorphism is observed only on head and prothorax width. The ratio of maximum width of elytra to maximum prothorax width decreases significantly with increasing anthropogenic load. The impact of anthropogenic factors on the ecosystem produces significant changes in elytra length and head width of B. aspericolle and in four of the six morphometric indices. It is reasonable to use these morphometric characteristics of B. aspericolle adults in bioindication. The complex of anthropogenic factors does not have a significant impact on the value of anterior and posterior angles of prothorax, density of prothorax and elytra puncturing and contrast of the light spots at the top of the elytra. The sex of the specimen influences all linear characteristics. The absence of significant differences in morphometric indices between males and females shows that the body proportions of the beetles remain unchanged and only linear dimensions vary. Research on the morphological variability of B. aspericolle is important for understanding microevolutionary processes in populations of beetles under anthropogenically induced changes in the environment.

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Morphological variability of Bembidion aspericolle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) populations in conditions of anthropogenic impact

Komlyk

Brygadyrenko

2019

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“…The duration of the development of each stage of ontogenesis in Carabidae is influenced by a number of factors: temperature regime of soil and terrestrial layer of air, moisture, daylight hours, amount and quality of food, its accessibility, etc. (Thiele, 1975(Thiele, , 1977Korolev & Brygadyrenko, 2014;Brygadyrenko, 2015a;Brygadyrenko & Korolev 2015). .…”

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Range of Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in conditions of global climate change

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Using geodata technology, we conducted a bioclimatic modeling of the spatial distribution of the common palearctic ground beetle – Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Fabricius, 1787). The range of comfort of the territories included in this species’ range was obtained. We used the data on 510 sampling points, obtained as a result of the authors’ field surveys and the data base of the GBIF global fund of biodiversity and 19 climatic parameters from the WorldClim open base and MaxEnt program. The results determined the factors which have the greatest impact on the current distribution of P. oblongopunctatus. The main climatic factors affecting the distribution of P. oblongopunctatus are average annual temperature, average 24-hour amplitude of temperature over each month, average temperature over the driest quarter, average temperature over the warmest quarter of the year, total of precipitations in the driest month of the year. We performed a prediction of possible change in the range by two scenarios (RCP 2.6 and RCP 8.5) for 2050 and 2070. Using QGIS program, we estimated the areas of the species’ range, and compared them. According to the scenario RCP 2.6, by 2050, the range of the species will contract due to decrease in the territories with moderately continental climate, and by 2070, a restoration of the range would take place, for according to this scenario, the average annual temperature stabilizes. According to the scenario RCP 8.5, the range will contract by 2050 and will continue to decrease by 2070, for the concentration of CO2 continues to increase along with increase in average annual temperature. Climate changes can affect the life cycle of the beetle, its life expectancy and activity over the season. With changes in temperature, eggs and larvae of P. oblongopunctatus can be more vulnerable.

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“…In Dnipro the insects were collected in the territories of some of the city's parks (Park named after 40 Years of the Liberation of Dnipropetrovsk, Yuri Gagarin Park, Volodia Dubinin Park), Botanical Garden of the Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, and in the ravines located within the city (Tunnelna, Aeroportovska Ravines), in the areas of the city`s periphery -in the woodland along the Pobeda Embankment, and forests around the city (Voloske village, Dniprovsko-Orilsky Nature Reserve). Characteristic of certain areas are given in the works of the authors (Faly, 2014;Faly & Brygadyrenko, 2014Brygadyrenko & Korolev, 2015;Brygadyrenko, 2016;Faly et al, 2017). In addition, for faunistic comparison, collections of staphylinids from separate urboecosystems of Kyiv were used (Petrenko, 2005;Nazarenko & Petrenko, 2007).…”

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Staphylinids (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Ukrainian metropolises

Puchkov¹,

Brygadyrenko²,

Фалы³

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During hundreds of years, in large cities man has been forming a specific urban environment with original species composition of insect communities, including the most diverse group of predatory beetles – Staphylinidae family. Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro are the three most populated cities of Ukraine. In the urban cenoses of these cities, over 140 species from 66 genera of Staphylinidae have been recorded. The total of 69 species (43 genera) were recorded in Kyiv, 67 (39 genera) in Dnipro and 66 (37 genera) in Kharkiv. Among them, , eight species in the catalogue of Palearctic staphylinds had not been previously recorded for Ukraine: Arpedium quadrum Grav., Atheta laticeps Thomson, Medon apicalis Kraatz, Ocalea rivularis Müll., Philonthus salinus Kiesenwetter, Quedius invreae Gridelli, Tasgius pedator Grav. and Xantholinus gallicus Coiffait. By number, common species accounted for 29 in Dnipro, 21 in Kyiv and 19 in Kharkiv. In all the metropolises, two species (Staphylinus caesareus Cederhjelm and Drusilla canaliculata (F.)) were identified as eudominants. Dominants and subdominants comprised 18–25 species. Almost two thirds of the fauna of staphylinids of the cities was classified as rare species. The lowest faunistic similarity was seen between the staphylinids of the urban cenoses of Dnipro and those in Kyiv and Kharkiv (15.3% and 17.5%), similarity was higher for Staphylinidae of Kyiv and Kharkiv (36.0%). Similarity by common species of staphylinids for Kyiv and Kharkiv equaled 73.9%, 28.2% for Dnipro and Kyiv and 37.1% for Dnipro and Kharkiv. The article offers a review of species diversity, number and ecological structure (biotopic confinedness, hygrothermal preference) of typical species of staphylinids in different urban cenoses of Kharkiv. Differences in qualitative-quantitative and ecological structures of staphylinids are related to the diversity of the conditions in a particular urban cenoses. The commonest representatives of the family in the metropolises were polytopic mesophilous carnivorous species.

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Morphological polymorphism in an urban population of <em>Pterostichus melanarius</em> (Illiger, 1798) (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Cited by 14 publications

References 24 publications

Morphological variability of Bembidion aspericolle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) populations in conditions of anthropogenic impact

Morphological variability of Bembidion aspericolle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) populations in conditions of anthropogenic impact

Range of Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in conditions of global climate change

Staphylinids (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Ukrainian metropolises

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