Diversity and altitudinal distribution of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) in Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:32:48Z
Fecha de publicación2014-01-01
ResumenThe Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) is a highly speciose family that has been poorly studied at the regional level in Mexico. In the present study, we estimated species richness and diversity in oak-pine forest, Tamaulipan thorny scrub and in tropical deciduous forests in Peregrina Canyon within the Altas Cumbres Protected Area of the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Sampling of Chrysomelidae consisted of five sweep net samples (200 net sweeps) within each of three sites during four sample periods: early dry season, late dry season, early wet season, and late wet season. Species were identified and total numbers per species were recorded for each sample. A total of 2,226 specimens were collected belonging to six subfamilies, 81 genera and 157 species of Chrysomelidae from the study area. Galerucinae was the most abundant subfamily with 1,828 specimens, representing 82.1\% of total abundance in the study area. Lower abundance was recorded in Cassidinae (8.5\%), Eumolpinae (3.6\%), Cryptocephalinae (2.2\%), Chrysomelinae (2.2\%), and finally Criocerinae (1.3\%). The highest species richness was also presented in the subfamily Galerucinae with 49\% of the total obtained species followed by Cassidinae (20\%), Cryptocephalinae (9.7\%), Eumolpinae (9.7\%), Chrysomelinae (6.5\%) and Criocerinae (5.2\%). The most common species were Centralaphthona fulvipennis Jacoby (412 individuals), Centralaphthona diversa (Baly) (248), Margaridisa sp. 1 (219), Acallepitrix sp. 1 (134), Longitarsus sp. 1 (104), Heterispa vinula (Erichson) (91), Epitrix sp. 1 (84) and Chaetocnema sp. 1 (72). Twenty-two species were doubletons (1.97\% of total abundance) and 52 were singletons (2.33\%). The estimated overall density value obtained was 0.0037 individuals/m2. The greatest abundance and density of individuals were recorded at the lowest elevation site. However, alpha diversity increased with increasing altitude. Similarity values were less than 50\% among the three sites indicating that each site had distinct species assemblages of Chrysomelidae. The highest abundance was obtained during the late dry season, whereas diversity indices were highest during the early wet season. The present work represents the first report of the altitudinal variation in richness, abundance, and diversity of Chrysomelidae in Mexico. These results highlight the importance of conservation of this heterogeneous habitat and establish baseline data for Chrysomelidae richness and diversity for the region.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.417.7551es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/4620
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RelaciónZooKeyses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.417.7551es_ES
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Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteZooKeys
Palabra claveChrysomelidaees_ES
Palabra claveleaf beetleses_ES
Palabra clavespecies richnesses_ES
Palabra claveabundancees_ES
Palabra clavealtitudees_ES
Palabra claveNortheast Mexicoes_ES
TítuloDiversity and altitudinal distribution of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) in Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorJeshua Sanchez-Reyes, Uriel
AutorNino-Maldonado, Santiago
AutorJones, Robert W.
AutorJeshua Sanchez-Reyes, Urieles_ES
AutorNino-Maldonado, Santiagoes_ES
AutorJones, Robert W.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número417es_ES
Rango de páginas103-132es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.417.7551
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