Recent advances in the knowledge of Mexican Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

Abstract

The present study updates previously published biodiversity/faunistics of the flea beetles of Mexico published by the author after examination of 6132 specimens from 8 institutional collections. The following 9 genera were selected as indicators of the effects of known diversity only through examination of museum specimens (i.e., “indoor collecting”): Alagoasa Bechyné; Asphaera Chevrolat; Capraita Bechyné; Disonycha Chevrolat; Kuschelina Bechyné; Omophoita Chevrolat; Prasona Baly; Systena Chevrolat; and Walterianella Bechyné. From the specimens examined in these genera from the 8 collections, there were 394 new records for Mexican states of the 287 new species records representing 47% new records of the species recorded from those states. Total new state records 287 from 80 species. States with most new records: Chiapas (32); Nayarit (27); Sinaloa (24). 80 spp. (47%) with new state records. Systena oberthuri Baly is reported from Mexico for the first time. The current total of Alticinae in Mexico is 90 genera/626 species. The difficulties of the generic boundaries between Systena and Prasona, Alagoasa and Kuschelina; as well as the specific boundaries between A. jacobiana and A. decemguttatus and the specific level pattern variation in Disonycha glabrata and Alagoasa decemguttatus are discussed. Kuschelina semipurpurea, formerly placed in Alagoasa, is placed is considered as a new combination.

Faunistic patterns of leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) within elevational and temporal gradients in Sierra de San Carlos, Mexico

“…In Mexico, the most explored and studied areas are the Baja California peninsula (Andrews and Gilbert 2005), the central and southern portions of the country, principally at the Biosphere Reserve of Sierra de Huautla (Ordóñez-Reséndiz and López-Pérez 2009, Ordóñez-Reséndiz et al 2011, Ordóñez-Reséndiz et al 2015), the state of Oaxaca (Furth 2013), and the state of Morelos (Burgos-Solorio and Anaya-Rosales 2004, Niño-Maldonado et al 2016), where important faunistic and ecological data have been obtained. Other significant contributions have focused on the states of Jalisco (Niño-Maldonado et al 2014b, Sandoval-Becerra et al 2015), Hidalgo (Martínez-Sánchez et al 2009, 2010), and Veracruz (Deloya and Ordóñez-Reséndiz 2008), and on the Sierra Tarahumara in Chihuahua (Furth 2009), as well as on country-wide studies of the tribe Alticini (Furth and Savini 1996, 1998, Furth 2006). To date, 2,174 species of Chrysomelidae are reported to be present in Mexico (Ordóñez-Reséndiz et al 2014), but the increasing numbers of studies have provided new distribution data, as well as species recorded for the first time in the country (Medvedev et al 2012, Moseyko et al 2013, García-Robledo et al 2014, López-Pérez et al 2015, Sánchez-Reyes et al 2015b).…”

Riqueza de chrysomelidae (coleoptera) en el cerro el diente, san Carlos, Tamaulipas, México

“…Además del trabajo realizado por Ordóñez-Reséndiz et al (2014), en el país se cuenta solamente con algunos estudios faunísticos enfocados a ciertas subfamilias o tribus, como Chrysomelinae (Burgos-Solorio & Anaya-Rosales 2004), Alticini (Furth 2004(Furth , 2006(Furth , 2009(Furth , 2013, Cassidinae (Martínez-Sánchez et al 2010) o Clytrini (Medvedev et al 2012); otros autores han analizado a la familia Chrysomelidae en extensiones geográficas más amplias (Andrews & Gilbert 2005, Ordoñez-Reséndiz & López-Pérez 2009, Ordóñez-Reséndiz et al 2011, y en áreas naturales protegidas del noreste de México como la Reserva de la Biósfera El Cielo (Niño-Maldonado et al 2005) o Altas Cumbres (Sánchez-Reyes et al 2013) en Tamaulipas; sin embargo, es evidente que aún resta gran extensión del territorio mexicano por explorar. En relación a ello, una región trascendente desde el punto de vista biológico y ecológico en México es el Cerro El Diente, que pertenece a la Sierra de San Carlos al noroeste del estado de Tamaulipas (Figura 1).…”

An annotated checklist of the leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from El Salvador, with additions from the Bechyné collection in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

“…During our literature study, we accessed multiple historical references from eminent contributors to chrysomelid taxonomy, such as Bechyné, Stål, Jacoby, Baly, Blake, Harold, Illiger, and others as mentioned in the introduction. We also scouted some existing checklists from neighboring countries for references of El Salvadorean Chrysomelidae (e.g., Furth (2006), Furth (2013), Maes and Staines (1991)) as well as subfamily checklists for Central America level (e.g., Furth and Savini (1996)). A complete list of references containing records for El Salvador are indicated in our Results section.…”