The Cassidinae beetles of Longnan County (Jiangxi, China): overview and community composition
| Autor: | Charles L. Staines, Jiasheng Xu, Chengqing Liao, Xiaohua Dai, Peng Liu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Cassidini 010607 zoology Distribution (economics) Longnan County Tribe (biology) 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences host plant China lcsh:QH301-705.5 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Cassidinae Rubiaceae Ecology biology business.industry Lon biology.organism_classification Biodiversity hotspot Geography lcsh:Biology (General) Hispini Species richness business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Biodiversity Data Journal, Vol 7, Iss, Pp 1-21 (2019) Biodiversity Data Journal Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e39053 |
| ISSN: | 1314-2836 1314-2828 |
| Popis: | There are few reports on the community composition and diversity pattern of the Cassidinae species of China. Compared to the neighbouring provinces of Guangdong, Fujian and Zhejiang, the Cassidinae richness in Jiangxi Province is under-reported. Longnan City, a biodiversity hotspot in Jiangxi Province, was chosen to obtain the first overview of the Cassidinae beetles. The sample coverage curves for the three sample sites reached an asymptote which indicated sampling was sufficient for data analysis. A total of eight tribes, 16 genera, 59 species and 1590 individuals of Cassidinae beetles were collected. Most belonged to the tribe Hispini (1121 individuals; 70.5%), followed by the tribe Cassidini (161 individuals; 10.13%) and the tribe Oncocephalini (159 individuals; 10.0%). The remainder (149 individuals) belonged to five tribes (Gonophorini, Basiprionotini, Callispini, Notosacanthini and Aspidimorphini). The tribes Notosacanthini, Aspidimorphini and Oncocephalini were newly recorded for Jiangxi Province. There were 14 families, 27 genera and 39 species of host plants of Cassidinae beetles in Longnan County. Cassidinae larvae mainly feed on the plant families Poaceae, Rosaceae, Lamiaceae and Rubiaceae. Most host-plant associations are new reords for the beetle species. This research, together with our planned future work in China, may help to explain the geographical distribution, diversity patterns and host plant associations of these beetles. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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