scholarly journals Coleoptera of Canada

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
pp. 361-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J. Brunke ◽  
Patrice Bouchard ◽  
Hume B. Douglas ◽  
Mikko Pentinsaari
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
New Records ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Index Numbers ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Candidate Species ◽  
Substantial Progress

The beetle fauna of Canada was assessed, including estimates of yet unreported diversity using information from taxonomists and COI sequence clusters in a BOLD (Barcode of Life Datasystems) COI dataset comprising over 77,000 Canadian records. To date, 8302 species of Coleoptera have been recorded in Canada, a 23% increase from the first assessment in 1979. A total of 639 non-native beetle species have become established in Canada, with most species in the Staphylinidae (153 spp.), Curculionidae (107 spp.), Chrysomelidae (56 spp.) and Carabidae (55 spp.). Based on estimates from the taxonomic community and our BOLD dataset, we estimate that slightly more than 1000 beetle species remain to be reported from Canada, either as new records or undescribed species. Renewed enthusiasm toward and financial support for surveys, especially in the central and western provinces of Canada will be critical for detecting, documenting and describing these species. The Barcode of Life database is still far from comprehensive for Canadian Coleoptera but substantial progress has been made and the number of Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) (as candidate species) has reached nearly 70% of the number of species reported from Canada. Comparison of BINs to observed species in a group of Canadian Staphylinidae suggests that BINs may provide a good estimate of species diversity within the beetles. Histeridae is a diverse family in Canada that is notably underrepresented in BOLD. Families such as Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Latridiidae, Ptiliidae and Scirtidae are poorly known taxonomically in Canada and are represented in our BOLD dataset by many more BINs than recorded species.

Odonata diversity in and around Vadodara, Gujarat, India

ENTOMON ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Pankaj Sharma ◽  
Dolly Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
New Records ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressure ◽  
Sand Mining ◽  
Water Reservoirs ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Urban Ponds

Investigation on the diversity of Odonates revealed a total of 38 species belonging to two suborders, six families, and 24 genera in and around Vadodara, in Gujarat, which included 15 species of Zygoptera (damselfly) and 23 species of Anisoptera (dragonfly). Out of the 38 species, 10 species are new records for the Vadodara. Most number of species was found in water reservoirs as compared to urban ponds and area around Mahi River. Furthermore, it was observed that areas around the rivers were adversely affected because of nearby sand mining. Amongst damselflies and dragonflies the population of damselflies was richer. Renovation of Urban ponds leads to decrease in their diversity due to loss of vegetation indicating anthropogenic pressure on species diversity.

scholarly journals Pisces, Teleostei, Gobiidae, illustrated list of additions to the fauna of the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia

Check List ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudi Dimara ◽  
Andi Fauzan ◽  
Muhammad Lazuardi ◽  
Defy Pada ◽  
Gerald R. Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Recent Survey ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
West Papua ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
Bird's Head

Previous surveys of the reef-associated ichthyofauna of the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua, Indonesia recorded a total of 1,320 species of reef fishes, including 271 species of Gobiidae. A recent survey focused on the cryptic gobies of Raja Ampat resulted in 36 new records (including nine species of both Trimma and Eviota). Sixteen of the new records are currently undescribed species, with seven of these identified as Raja Ampat endemics, while the remaining nine species are also known from localities outside Raja Ampat in the western Pacific. Five species previously recorded from the area have been re-identified, two of them representing undescribed species, and a new record from the literature has been added. This brings the total number of reef fishes known from Raja Ampat waters to 1,357, of which 308 belong to the Gobiidae. The number of species (including the undescribed taxa) apparently endemic to the Bird’s Head Peninsula of West Papua now totals 33.

scholarly journals Review of Saproxylic Beetles in Tugai Forests of Kazakhstan

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu.S. Borissova
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
Saproxylic Beetles ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Elaeagnus Angustifolia ◽  
Shrub Species ◽  
Number Of Species

Abstract In the review, the data about the saproxylic beetles in the tugai forests of Kazakhstan is described. The main tree and shrub species related to saproxylic beetles are reported and the beetle species diversity is presented in a table. Of the species listed in the table, 36 species of saproxylic beetles are related to Populus sp. (Populus diversifolia and P. pruinosa), 21 species to Elaeagnus angustifolia, 20 species to Tamarix sp., and 17 species to Salix sp. The least number of saproxylic beetles was related to Fraxinus sogdiana (2 species) and Halimodendron halodendron (3 species). The author detected data about the representatives of the following families of Coleoptera: Brentidae, Bostrichidae, Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, and Curculionidae on the territory of tugai forests and the arid zone of Kazakhstan. According to the used references, the most numbered family of saproxylic beetles in the tugai forests is Buprestidae: 41 species have been known. The author found out data about 17 species of Curculionidae and 10 species of Cerambycidae. Other families have a lower number of species. It means that Buprestidae is the most studied family in the tugai forests of Kazakhstan. Further research is necessary to extend knowledge about the diversity of saproxylic beetles in the tugai forests of Kazakhstan.

scholarly journals Acari of Canada

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
pp. 77-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric Beaulieu ◽  
Wayne Knee ◽  
Victoria Nowell ◽  
Marla Schwarzfeld ◽  
Zoë Lindo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Actual Number ◽  
Aquatic Habitats ◽  
Feather Mites ◽  
Index Numbers ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Level ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Substantial Progress

Summaries of taxonomic knowledge are provided for all acarine groups in Canada, accompanied by references to relevant publications, changes in classification at the family level since 1979, and notes on biology relevant to estimating their diversity. Nearly 3000 described species from 269 families are recorded in the country, representing a 56% increase from the 1917 species reported by Lindquist et al. (1979). An additional 42 families are known from Canada only from material identified to family- or genus-level. Of the total 311 families known in Canada, 69 are newly recorded since 1979, excluding apparent new records due solely to classification changes. This substantial progress is most evident in Oribatida and Hydrachnidia, for which many regional checklists and family-level revisions have been published. Except for recent taxonomic leaps in a few other groups, particularly of symbiotic mites (Astigmata: feather mites; Mesostigmata: Rhinonyssidae), knowledge remains limited for most other taxa, for which most species records are unpublished and may require verification. Taxonomic revisions are greatly needed for a large majority of families in Canada. Based in part on species recorded in adjacent areas of the USA and on hosts known to be present here, we conservatively estimate that nearly 10,000 species of mites occur in Canada, but the actual number could be 15,000 or more. This means that at least 70% of Canada’s mite fauna is yet unrecorded. Much work also remains to match existing molecular data with species names, as less than 10% of the ~7500 Barcode Index Numbers for Canadian mites in the Barcode of Life Database are associated with named species. Understudied hosts and terrestrial and aquatic habitats require investigation across Canada to uncover new species and to clarify geographic and ecological distributions of known species.

scholarly journals Beetles in polypores of the Moscow region: checklist and ecological notes

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay Nikitsky ◽  
Dmitry Schigel
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Larval Stage ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Moscow Region ◽  
Deciduous Trees ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Fomes Fomentarius ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Laetiporus Sulphureus ◽  
Polyporus Squamosus

Polypore inhabiting beetles in the Moscow region were studied. Sixty-one polypore species harboured 261 species of beetles (174 species coming to polypores as imago, 87 species developing in polypores at larval stage). The highest number of species was found in polypores growing on deciduous trees: Fomes fomentarius (102 beetle species), Polyporus squamosus (94 species), Laetiporus sulphureus (81 species) and Piptoporus betulinus (62 species). Imaginal species diversity is much higher than larval, although the later can be more abundant. Ennearthron cornutum (found on 20 species of polypores) and Cis comptus (16 species) occurred in the largest number of fungal species.

scholarly journals New records of beetle species (Coleoptera) from the Polish part of Białowieża Forest with special emphasis on the genus Episernus C.G. Thomson, 1863 (Ptinidae) in Central Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (89) ◽  
pp. 26-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radosław Plewa ◽  
Tomasz Jaworski ◽  
Grzegorz Tarwacki ◽  
Krzysztof Sućko ◽  
Szymon Konwerski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Time Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
First Time

This paper presents data on 23 beetle species recorded for the first time from the Białowieża Forest (Polish part), and among them two species new for the fauna of Poland. All the beetles were collected using multifunnel (Lindgren) traps, placed in the the selected sites of the study area in 2018. Collected species belong to 13 families: Carabidae (1 species), Corylophidae (1), Curculionidae (1), Dermestidae (1), Elateridae (2), Eucnemidae (1), Laemophloeidae (1), Latridiidae (2), Nitidulidae (1), Ptinidae (3), Staphylinidae (7), Throscidae (1) and Trogossitidae (1). Episernus angulicollis C. G. Thomson, 1863 and E. tatarinovae Toskina et Nikitsky, 2003 (Ptinidae) are recorded for the first time from Poland, and Microrhagus pyrenaeus Bonvouloir, 1872 (Elateridae) and Leptusa norvegica Strand, 1941 (Staphylinidae), for the second time. Distribution of all the above species in Poland is briefly discussed and details on the biology of some of them are given. An identification key for the species of the genus Episernus C. G. Thomson, 1863 from Central Europe is presented. Species diversity of beetles in the Polish part of Białowieża Forest is estimated based on published data.

scholarly journals New Species and New Records of Sponge-Inhabiting Barnacles (Cirripedia, Balanidae, Acastinae) from Australia

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 290
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Hosie ◽  
Jane Fromont ◽  
Kylie Munyard ◽  
Diana S. Jones
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Undescribed Species

The subfamily Acastinae contains a diverse group of barnacles that are obligate symbionts of sponges and alcyonacean and antipatharian corals. Integrating morphological and genetic (COI) data to compare against known species, this paper reports on nine species of sponge-inhabiting barnacles of the subfamily Acastinae, including three undescribed species (Acasta caveata sp. nov., Euacasta acutaflava sp. nov., and E. excoriatrix sp. nov.) and three species previously not recorded in Australian waters (A. sandwichi, Pectinoacasta cancellorum, and P. sculpturata). The new species are distinguished from similar species by a suite of morphological characters as well as genetic distances. A lectotype for Pectinoacasta cancellorum is designated. Sponge hosts were identified for all specimens where possible and are represented by 19 species from eight families and five orders.

Checklist of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) of El Salvador

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4951 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-106
Author(s):  
JOSÉ D. PABLO-CEA ◽  
ANGÉLICO ASENJO ◽  
JOSÉ L. NAVARRETE-HEREDIA ◽  
ALFRED F. NEWTON
Keyword(s):  
El Salvador ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Ecological Literature

This paper is primarily a compilation of published data on the staphylinid beetle species reported for El Salvador. It is based on taxonomic and ecological literature, with inclusion of some new records from different entomological collections. Thirty eight genera and 96 species are reported in the list, including a first country record: Eulissus chalybaeus. Country-level distribution outside of El Salvador, locality references and topographic zones are included for each species. In the list, three endemic species are recorded: Seeversiella badia, S. minima and Stenus salvadorensis. It is remarkable that 14 genera (37%) and 52 species (54%) have only been reported at a country level in the literature, without a specific locality of collection, indicating the need for local inventories of this coleopteran family in the salvadoran territory. 

Amphipod biodiversity of shallow water in the Taranto seas (north-western Ionian Sea)

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Prato ◽  
F. Biandolino
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Maximum Depth ◽  
Ionian Sea ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Gammarus Aequicauda ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
North Western

This study was carried out to determine the amphipod fauna in Mar Piccolo, Mar Grande and the Gulf of Taranto. Material in this study was obtained from 96 stations at different depths (maximum depth: −50 m) using various methods depending on the substrata. A total of 65 species was determined and 25 species are new records in the seas of Taranto. Microdeutopus gryllotalpa, Ericthonius brasiliensis, Monocorophium insidiosum, Elasmopus rapax, Gammarus aequicauda, Gammarus insensibilis, Leucothoe spinicarpa, Lysianassa costae and Pseudoprotella phasma were the dominant species and have been found in all areas considered. The comparison of the data shows that the area examined presents a high difference regarding biocenotic index. The highest number of species was collected in the Gulf with 1944 individuals, belonging to 58 species and 19 families, followed by Mar Grande with 1448 individuals belonging to 36 species and 11 families; finally Mar Piccolo with 698 individuals, 12 species and 6 families, in the First Inlet and 546 individuals, 18 species and 6 families, in the Second Inlet.

Nonmarine ostracods (Crustacea) from South Korea, including a description of a new species of Tanycypris Triebel (Cyprididae, Cypricercinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3161 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHEON YOUNG CHANG ◽  
JIMIN LEE ◽  
ROBIN J. SMITH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Small Proportion ◽  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
New Records ◽  
Actual Number ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Freshwater Habitats ◽  
A New Species

Preliminary surveys of brackish and freshwater habitats in the southeast and east of South Korea produced a total of fifteenspecies. Ten of these species are new records for Korea, and one additional species, belonging to the genus Tanycypris, isnewly described herein. Twenty-seven species of nonmarine ostracods are now reported from Korea, but this is probablyonly a small proportion of the actual number of species inhabiting the peninsula. The presence of Dolerocypris ikeyaiSmith & Kamiya, 2006, Cryptocandona brehmi (Klie, 1934), Cryptocandona tsukagoshii Smith, 2011, Physocypria nip-ponica Okubo, 1990 and Vestalenula cylindrica (Straub, 1952) on the Korean Peninsula demonstrates that these species are also distributed on the continent, and are not endemic to Japan.

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