Necrophilous Histeridae (Insecta: Coleoptera): What do We Know After 200 Years?

Corrêa, Rodrigo César; Leivas, Fernando W. T.; Moura, Daniel P.; Almeida, Lúcia Massutti de

doi:10.1649/0010-065x-74.3.635

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“…In comparison, forensic value of species in the Histerinae subfamily appears rather lesser. The patterns observed here for Peruvian fauna of necrophilous histerids reflect the global patterns observed in studies published from 1811 to 2014 for this group (Correa et al 2020). In this review, subfamilies recorded with the highest frequency were Saprininae (62%) and Histerinae (30%), and among the genera with highest percentage of necrophilous species were Euspilotus (29%), Saprinus (36%) and Xerosaprinus (21%).…”

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A preliminary list of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of forensic importance from Peru

Mendoza¹

2021

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A preliminary list of beetles of forensic importance from Peru is presented, based on bibliographic revision. As a result, eight families, 31 genera, and 94 species are reported. According to their frequency in studies reviewed or number of species of forensic importance in each of them, families and genera that deserve special attention in Peru are Cleridae (Necrobia Olivier), Dermestidae (Dermestes Linnaeus), Histeridae (Hister Linnaeus, Euspilotus Lewis, Saprinus Erichson, Xerosaprinus Wenzel), Silphidae (Oxelytrum Gistel), Staphylinidae (Creophilus Leach, Philonthus Curtis) and Trogidae (Omorgus Erichson, Polynoncus Burmeister). These findings are discussed taking into account the available evidence from the Neotropical region.

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A preliminary list of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of forensic importance from Peru

Mendoza¹

2021

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“…Histerid beetles were one of the most abundant groups that we captured, although only one specimen was identified to genus ( Euspilota sp.). Many histerid species are generalist predators that are known to prey upon small arthropods, including the immature and adult stages of other insects, and some histerid species are necrophilous (Correa et al, 2020). Histerid species are found worldwide and an estimated 6% are associated with carrion (Correa et al, 2020).…”

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Nature Notes: Spatiotemporal variation in the competitive environment, with implications for how climate change may affect a species with parental care

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McHugh

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Burying beetles of the genusNicrophorushave become a model for studying the evolution of complex parental care in a laboratory.Nicrophorusspecies depend on small vertebrate carcasses to breed, which they process and provision to their begging offspring. However, vertebrate carcasses are highly sought after by a wide variety of species and so competition is expected to be critical to the evolution of parental care. Despite this, the competitive environment forNicrophorusis rarely characterized in the wild and remains a missing factor in laboratory studies. Here, we performed a systematic sampling ofNicrophorus orbicollisliving near the southern extent of their range at Whitehall Forest in Clarke County, Georgia, USA. We determined the density ofN. orbicollisand other necrophilous species that may affect the availability of this breeding resource through interference or exploitation competition. In addition, we characterize body size, a key trait involved in competitive ability, for allNicrophorusspecies at Whitehall Forest throughout the season. Finally, we compare our findings to other published natural history data for Nicrophorines. We document a significantly longer active season than was observed twenty years previously at Whitehall Forest for bothN. orbicollisandNicrophorus tomentosus, potentially due to climate change. As expected, the adult body size ofN. orbicolliswas larger thanN. tomentosus, the only other Nicrophorus species that was captured in 2022 at Whitehall Forest. The other most prevalent interspecific insects captured included species in the families Staphylinidae, Histeridae, Scarabaeidae, and Elateridae, which may act as competitors or predators ofNicrophoruseggs and larvae. Together, our results indicate significant variation in intra- and interspecific competition relative to populations within theN. orbicollisrange. These findings suggest that the competitive environment varies extensively over space and time, which help to inform the role of ecology in the evolution of parental care in this species.

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“…The prevalence of all Phelister species associated with carcasses suggests that these species may have forensic importance (Table 1). In general, other Histeridae have been proven valuable in forensic investigations, their occurrence helping in the estimation of time since death (Aballay et al 2013;Zanetti et al 2015;Sawaby et al 2016;Correa et al 2020).…”

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“…Many histerid beetles occur on carrion during both fresh and advanced stages of decomposition (Kovarik and Caterino 2016;Correa et al 2020). However, little is known about the associations of Phelister species in Cuba.…”

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Phelister Marseul, 1854 in Cuba: first West Indies records of Phelister completus Schmidt, 1893, and notes on other Cuban species (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Histerinae)

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Caterino³

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We present a key to the three species of the genus Phelister Marseul, 1854 (Coleoptera, Histeridae), occurring in Cuba along with diagnoses and habitus drawings. All three species are newly recorded for the cadaveric fauna in Cuba. In addition, we address the taxonomic composition and distribution of the genus Phelister in the country. Phelister completus Schmidt, 1893 from the West Indies is recorded for the first time from Cuba.

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Necrophilous Histeridae (Insecta: Coleoptera): What do We Know After 200 Years?

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A preliminary list of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of forensic importance from Peru

A preliminary list of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) of forensic importance from Peru

Nature Notes: Spatiotemporal variation in the competitive environment, with implications for how climate change may affect a species with parental care

Phelister Marseul, 1854 in Cuba: first West Indies records of Phelister completus Schmidt, 1893, and notes on other Cuban species (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Histerinae)

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