Type and species catalogue of the minute tree-fungus beetles of the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, with general information on the Coleoptera collection, its curation and “Historical Collection” (Coleoptera, Polyphaga, Ciidae and Pterogeniidae)

Müller, Christina; Jaeger, Bernd; Kompantsev, A. V.; Uhlig, Manfred

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“…Beetles will be donated after their investigation to the Zoological Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki; single specimens have been given to identifi ers (see Acknowledgements). Beetle nomenclature follows Silfverberg (2004), but the Ciidae are listed according to Müller et al (2001). Authors of the Latin names of both fungi and beetles are given in Tables 2 and 3 respectively, and they are not repeated in the text.…”

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Polypores of western Finnish Lapland and seasonal dynamics of polypore beetles

Schigel¹,

Niemelä²,

Kinnunen³

2006

Karstenia

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The paper summarizes fi eld inventories of polypores and associated beetles in northwestern Finland (Lapland) in the years [2001][2002][2003][2004]. The research area includes nearvirgin or old-growth forests of the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park and the Pisavaara Strict Nature Reserve, one of the largest areas of protected forests in the country. Altogether 132 polypore species were found or (a few) documented from herbarium collections. Special attention was paid to those beetles that visit or inhabit polypores, either to consume their spores and mycelium, or living in polypore basidiocarps at larval stages. Beetle species compositions and their occurrences as larvae versus imagines differed according to the characteristics of polypore basidiomata. Four kinds (life cycles) of basidiomata were separated: ephemeral, annual sturdy, annual hibernating, and perennial. The selective effect of these life cycles over attracted beetles is extensively discussed with numerous examples. Parallels were found between the insects living in decayed wood versus mushrooms: while beetles of the ephemeral polypore hosts follow in their biology the "mushroom" pathway (pupating in soil debris), those living in perennial basidiocarps follow the "wood" pathway in both consuming the fungus and in pupating inside the decaying basidiocarp. The paper includes complete lists of polypores and polypore-linked beetles found in the study area. A number of wood-inhabiting fungi of other groups are listed, including observations of their beetle fauna. Also more theoretical aspects of the fungus-beetle interaction are discussed.

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Polypores of western Finnish Lapland and seasonal dynamics of polypore beetles

Schigel¹,

Niemelä²,

Kinnunen³

2006

Karstenia

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

Antunes-Carvalho

Lopes‐Andrade

2013

PLoS ONE

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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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Systematics of the Ceracis furcifer Species-Group (Coleoptera: Ciidae): The Specialized Consumers of the Blood-Red Bracket Fungus Pycnoporus sanguineus

Pecci-Maddalena

Lopes‐Andrade

2017

Insects

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The Ceracis furcifer species-group (Coleoptera: Ciidae) originally comprised nine species names: Ceracis cornifer (Mellié, 1849); C. cylindricus (Brèthes, 1922); C. furcifer Mellié, 1849; C. hastifer (Mellié, 1849); C. monocerus Lawrence, 1967; C. ruficornis Pic, 1916; C. simplicicornis (Pic, 1916); C. semipallidus Pic, 1922 and C. unicornis Gorham, 1898. Ceracis semipallidus was synonymised with C. furcifer and then no further changes were made to the composition of the group. Here, we provide a taxonomic revision of the Ceracis furcifer species-group and new data on the geographic distribution and host fungi of the included species. Lectotypes are designated for C. cornifer, C. furcifer, C. hastifer, C. ruficornis, C. semipallidus and C. unicornis. As results we: (i) synonymise C. cylindricus, C. monocerus, C. simplicicornis, C. unicornis with C. cornifer; (ii) confirm the synonymy of C. semipallidus with C. furcifer; (iii) redescribe C. cornifer, C. hastifer, C. furcifer and C. ruficornis; and (iv) provide an identification key for species in the furcifer group. The frontoclypeal horn and body coloration showed great intraspecific variation. We show that species in the furcifer group have distributions wider than previously known and use mainly Pycnoporus sanguineus as host fungus. Species of the furcifer group are the only animals specialized in feeding on basidiomes of P. sanguineus.

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Type and species catalogue of the minute tree-fungus beetles of the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, with general information on the Coleoptera collection, its curation and “Historical Collection” (Coleoptera, Polyphaga, Ciidae and Pterogeniidae)

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Polypores of western Finnish Lapland and seasonal dynamics of polypore beetles

Polypores of western Finnish Lapland and seasonal dynamics of polypore beetles

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

Systematics of the Ceracis furcifer Species-Group (Coleoptera: Ciidae): The Specialized Consumers of the Blood-Red Bracket Fungus Pycnoporus sanguineus

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