With the impending threat of climate change, greater understanding of patterns of species distributions and richness and the environmental factors driving them are required for effective conservation ...efforts. Species distribution models enable us to not only estimate geographic extents of species and subsequent patterns of species richness, but also generate hypotheses regarding environmental factors determining these spatial patterns. Projected changes in climate can then be used to predict future patterns of species distributions and richness. We created distribution models for most of the flightless ground beetles (Carabidae) within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area of Australia, a major component of regionally endemic invertebrates. Forty-three species were modelled and the environmental correlates of these distributions and resultant patterns of species richness were examined. Flightless ground beetles generally inhabit upland areas characterised by stable, cool and wet environmental conditions. These distribution and richness patterns are best explained using the time-stability hypothesis as this group's primary habitat, upland rainforest, is considered to be the most stable regional habitat. Projected changes in distributions indicate that as upward shifts in distributions occur, species currently confined to lower and drier mountain ranges will be more vulnerable to climate change impacts than those restricted to the highest and wettest mountains. Distribution models under projected future climate change suggest that there will be reductions in range size, population size and species richness under all emission scenarios. Eighty-eight per cent of species modelled are predicted to decline in population size by over 80%, for the most severe emission scenario by the year 2080. These results suggest that flightless ground beetles are among the most vulnerable taxa to climate change impacts so far investigated in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. These findings have dramatic implications for all other flightless insect taxa and the future biodiversity of this region.
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Only 3 species have been recorded in the subtribe Masoreina from Cambodia. This study provides preliminary keys to the genera and species from the Oriental region and reports 3 newly recorded species ...of this group from Cambodia. Due to the inadequate descriptions of this group, all species examined in this study are provided with redescriptions, including the male genitalia.
•Anaulacus (Aephnidius) opaculus (Zimmermann, 1832), A. (Anaulacus) quadrimaculatus (Schmidt-Göbel, 1846) and A. (Caphora) humilis (Schmidt-Göbel, 1846) are reported for the first time in Cambodia.•This study provides preliminary keys to the genus- and species-group names from the Oriental region.•All species examined in this study are redescribed, including their male genital structure.
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Based on newly collected material, and material stored in museum collections, new data on taxonomy and distribution of various taxa of Carabidae from different regions of the world are provided. ...Calathus (Neocalathus) anistschenkoi O. Berlov & Ippolitova, 2005 syn. n. = C. (N.) melanocephalus (Linne, 1758); Penetretus imitator Zamotajlov, 1990 syn. n. = Penetretus andalusicus (Reitter, 1897); Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) nigrosuturatus Mandl, 1978 syn. n. = Ch. (Chlaeniellus) corrosulus Bates, 1892 comb. n. The following species are listed for Philippines for the first time: Chlaenius (Lissauchenius) flaviguttatus W.S. Macleay, 1825; Chlaenius (Callistoides) melanopus Andrewes, 1923 and Oodes (s.str.) melanodes Andrewes, 1938. Chlaenius (Pachydinodes) radama Kunckel, 1891 first time cited for Namibia, and Tetragonoderus (Peronoscelis) pictus (Perty, 1830) first time cited for Colombia and Panama.
Habitat distribution and seasonal occurrence of carabid beetles were determined using pitfall traps in 1999 and 2000 in the temperate forest zone of the Dongling Mountain, North China. Eight sites ...differing in vegetation and moisture were selected so as to represent four habitat types. Carabid assemblages of the six forested habitats (lowland, upland and coppice) weremore similar to each other than to the two shrub assemblages. Lowland forest had the highest species richness, and coppice forest had the highest diversity (H’) and equitability (J). Of the 41 species caught, the 18 most abundant species were divided into four distribution types: habitat generalists, forest generalists, forest specialists, and shrub (or coppice) specialists. Mean catches of all beetles showed clear peaks from May to August in nearly all habitats. The catches of the six most abundant species were more or less positively correlated during the two study years, suggesting their similar habitat preferences.
New records of ground beetle collected from 29 localities in Kosovo are presented. Collection of the material was carried out in the period 2018-2019. Altogether, 69 species and subspecies of ground ...beetles are identified. Twenty one species and four genera are recorded for the first time for the fauna of Kosovo. In addition, five species and two genera are first reported from Kosovo with first detailed records. Importance of premeditated efforts for collecting material in less investigated areas in the Western Balkans is also evidenced by finding of a great total of species that represent second records for Kosovo.
Ground beetles of the Genus Mimocolliuris Liebke, 1933 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiinae) are represented by 17 species globally within the three subgenera (Essora Liebke 1933, Paramimocolliuris Habu ...1979, and Mimocolliuris s.str) with an exclusive distribution in the Asia-Pacific region (India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, China, Taiwan, and Japan). This study provides additional information regarding the Asia-Pacific genus Mimocolliuris by offering a supplementary note for the genus and a revised identification key to the species of the genus Mimocolliuris by including subgenera Essora Liebke, 1933, and Paramimocolliuris Habu, 1979. Additionally, this study provides the first report of the species Mimocolliuris bicoloripes Baehr, 2016 from the Oriental region (India) and also presents a modified description of the species Mimocolliuris pilifera (Nietner, 1858).
•Revised key to the species of the Asia-Pacific Genus MimocolliurisLiebke, 1933.•First report of Mimocolliuris bicoloripesBaehr 2016 from the Oriental region (India).•Modified description of the genus MimocolliurisLiebke, 1933.•Modified description of the species Mimocolliuris pilifera (Nietner, 1858).•Intra-specific variations in the local population of Mimocolliuris bicoloripesBaehr 2016 in southern India.
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In this paper, the species of the genus of Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) were reviewed, and it was revealed that there are 21 confirmed species in Iraq; among them, the species of ...Chlaenius hamifer Chaudoir, 1856 was recorded for the first time in Iraq.
This study was conducted to determine if molecular genetics would confirm the various subspecies within the species Coreocarabus fraterculus in Korea. In the Korean peninsula, a total of eight ...subspecies of C. fraterculus have been recognized based on external morphology, and they are morphologically very similar and difficult to identify. In this study, we examined the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (ND5) gene of four subspecies inhabiting Korea, including Palgong-san, Deogyu-san, Jiri-san, and 10 other locations. Based on the ND5 sequences, the phylogenetic history of the collected individuals was reconstructed using Neighbor-Joining, Maximum Likelihood, and Maximum Parsimony trees. All the three phylogenetic trees confirmed the occurrence of four groups in Korea corresponding to four subspecies.
•In Korea, eight subspecies of the species Coreocarabus fraterculus have been reported.•In this study, the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (ND5) gene of four subspecies inhabiting Korea was investigated.•The phylogenetic trees are provided based on the mitochondrial ND5.
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Aim
As one of the most diverse and economically important families on Earth, ground beetles (Carabidae) are viewed as a key barometer of climate change. Recent meta‐analyses provide equivocal ...evidence on abundance changes of terrestrial insects. Generalizations from traits (e.g., body size, diets, flights) provide insights into understanding community responses, but syntheses for the diverse Carabidae have not yet emerged. We aim to determine how habitat and trait syndromes mediate risks from contemporary and future climate change on the Carabidae community.
Location
North America.
Time period
2012–2100.
Major taxa studied
Ground beetles (Carabidae).
Methods
We synthesized the abundance and trait data for 136 species from the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and additional raw data from studies across North America with remotely sensed habitat characteristics in a generalized joint attribute model. Combined Light Detection and RAnging (LiDAR) and hyperspectral imagery were used to derive habitat at a continental scale. We evaluated climate risks on the joint response of species and traits by expanding climate velocity to response velocity given habitat change.
Results
Habitat contributes more variations in species abundance and community‐weighted mean traits compared to climate. Across North America, grassland fliers benefit from open habitats in hot, dry climates. By contrast, large‐bodied, burrowing omnivores prefer warm‐wet climates beneath closed canopies. Species‐specific abundance changes predicted by the fitted model under future shared socioeconomic pathways (SSP) scenarios are controlled by climate interactions with habitat heterogeneity. For example, the mid‐size, non‐flier is projected to decline across much of the continent, but the magnitudes of declines are reduced or even reversed where canopies are open. Conversely, temperature dominates the response of the small, frequent flier Agonoleptus conjunctus, causing projected change to be more closely linked to regional temperature changes.
Main conclusions
Carabidae community reorganization under climate change is being governed by climate–habitat interactions (CHI). Species‐specific responses to CHI are explained by trait syndromes. The fact that habitat mediates warming impacts has immediate application to critical habitat designation for carabid conservation.
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