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Yang C, Liao C, Xu J, Dai X. Host relationships and biological notes of Cassidinae beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou, China. Biodivers Data J 2024; 12:e116267. [PMID: 38379669 PMCID: PMC10878304 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.12.e116267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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The faunal composition, host relationships and biological information of the subfamily Cassidinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) remain poorly known in many Chinese regions. Based on the seven-year field survey, faunal composition and host associations of Cassidinae beetles were systematically compiled for Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. In particular, through direct field observations, detailed biological information, such as life history and behavioural features and host plants were first recorded for 56 species of Cassidinae beetles. We have tripled the number of Cassidinae species in Qiannan. Sixty-nine species of Cassidinae beetles belonging to 17 genera and eight tribes were identified, of which 38 species are newly recorded in Guizhou and 56 are newly recorded in Qiannan. The tribes Leptispini and Notosacanthini were newly recorded in Guizhou. The genera Thlaspidosoma Spaeth, Downesia Baly, Klitispa Uhmann, Platypria Guérin-Méneville, Leptispa Baly and Notosacantha Chevrolat were recorded in Guizhou for the first time. A total of 61 species, 37 genera and 17 families of host plants were collected. Lardizabalaceae and Araliaceae were new host plant families for Cassidinae worldwide. Quantitative food web analysis indicated that Cassidinae species in Qiannan mainly feed on Poaceae, Rosaceae, Convolvulaceae and Lamiaceae. Callispini and Leptispini only feed on monocots, Aspidimorphini, Basiprionotini, Cassidini and Notosacanthini only feed on dicots, while Hispini feed on both monocots and dicots. The feeding patterns and corresponding damage marks of Cassidinae were quite diverse. In addition, the pupal mine-making behaviour of Dactylispaexcisa (Kraatz, 1879), D.similis Chen et T'an, 1985 and D.uhmanni Gressitt, 1950 are worth further study. Although preliminary, our field survey is an essential step in understanding Cassidinae behaviour and Cassidinae-plant interactions.
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- Chaokun Yang
- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, ChinaLeafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal UniversityGanzhouChina
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, ChinaLeafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal UniversityGanzhouChina
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, ChinaLeafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal UniversityGanzhouChina
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, ChinaLeafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal UniversityGanzhouChina
- National Navel-Orange Engineering Research Center, Ganzhou, ChinaNational Navel-Orange Engineering Research CenterGanzhouChina
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Yang C, Liao C, Xu J, Liu P, Staines CL, Dai X. Field survey of Cassidinae beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and their host plants in southern Guangxi, China. Biodivers Data J 2023; 11:e107523. [PMID: 37559909 PMCID: PMC10407652 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e107523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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Few systematic studies have been conducted on the faunal composition and food web structure of Cassidinae of China. During 2013-2019, we systematically investigated Cassidinae beetles and their host plants in the southern Guangxi. A total of 2,255 Cassidinae individuals from 66 species, 23 genera and ten tribes were collected in southern Guangxi. Most species belonged to the tribe Hispini (23 species, 34.8%), followed by the tribe Gonophorini (13 species, 19.7%), Cassidini (eight species, 12.1%) and Aspidimorphini (six species, 9.1%). The others (16 species) belonged to the tribes Anisoderini, Botryonopini, Callispini, Oncocephalini, Notosacanthini and Leptispini. The tribe Notosacanthini was recorded from Guangxi for the first time. The genera Neownesia (Botryonopini), Gonophora (Gonophorini), Micrispa (Gonophorini), Notosacantha (Notosacanthini) and Prionispa (Oncocephalini) were firstly recorded in Guangxi. In total, we obtained 47 newly-recorded species in southern Guangxi and 33 newly-recorded species in the whole Guangxi, of which, Callispafrontalis Medvedev, 1992 was newly recorded in China. Dactylispafeae Gestro (625 individuals) and D.chinensis Weise (565 individuals) were the most common species. A total of 69 species, 53 genera and 19 families of host plants were identified for Cassidinae in southern Guangxi. Many host plant associations are new records for Cassidinae. Quantitative food web analysis indicated that Cassidinae species in southern Guangxi primarily fed on Poaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cyperaceae and Rosaceae. Generally, the plant-Cassidinae food webs were moderately complex and stable in southern Guangxi. This is the first large contribution to the knowledge of the species composition and host plant diversity of Cassidinae in southern Guangxi.
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- Chaokun Yang
- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, ChinaLeafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal UniversityGanzhouChina
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, ChinaLeafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal UniversityGanzhouChina
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, ChinaLeafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal UniversityGanzhouChina
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, ChinaLeafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal UniversityGanzhouChina
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- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, United States of AmericaSmithsonian Environmental Research CenterEdgewaterUnited States of America
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- Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, ChinaLeafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal UniversityGanzhouChina
- National Navel-Orange Engineering Research Center, Ganzhou, ChinaNational Navel-Orange Engineering Research CenterGanzhouChina
- Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Nanling Insect Biology, Ganzhou, ChinaGanzhou Key Laboratory of Nanling Insect BiologyGanzhouChina
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Ranade S, Prathapan KD, Ghate HV, Chaboo CS. Natural history of Platypria (Platypria) hystrix (Fabricius, 1798) on Fabaceae host plants, with notes on other Platypria species in India (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Hispini). Zookeys 2021; 1031:59-84. [PMID: 36761859 PMCID: PMC9848903 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1031.60129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The leaf-beetle genus Platypria Guérin-Méneville, 1840 comprises two subgenera and 34 species (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Hispini). Host plants are documented for eight species and indicate mostly perennial species of Fabaceae and Rhamnaceae. Larvae and pupae have been documented for two Platypria species. This paper presents novel natural history data, based on a field study of populations of Platypria (Platypria) hystrix (Fabricius, 1798) on Erythrinastricta Roxb. and Puerariaphaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth. in Kerala, south India and on Erythrinavariegata L., Puerariamontanavar.lobata (Willd.) Maes. & S. Almeida and Mucunapruriens (L) DC in Assam, northeast India. Three new Fabaceae hosts are reported for P. (P.) hystrix. Brief notes and new host records, based on field observations, are also provided for the other three species of Platypria in India - P. (P.) chiroptera Gestro, 1899, P. (P.) echidna Guérin-Méneville, 1840 and P. (P.) erinaceus (Fabricius, 1801). Platypria females slit the leaf to lay a single egg which is covered with secretions that harden as an ootheca, the egg covering in Cassidinaes. l. There are five larval stages, each with the typical 'hispine' mining form and behaviour - a flattened cream-coloured body, chitinised head capsule and claws, and feeding on mesophyll and leaving irregular blotch mines on the host leaves. Pupation occurs in an independent pupal mine and lasts about a week. These observations suggest new potential phylogenetic character hypotheses that can stimulate better data collection on leaf-mining Cassidinae and help resolve evolutionary patterns amongst these basal mining genera.
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- Sachin Ranade
- Bombay Natural History Society, Vulture Conservation Breeding Center, Rani – 781131, Kamrup District, Assam, IndiaBombay Natural History SocietyRaniIndia
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- Department of Entomology, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani P. O., Trivandrum – 695 522, Kerala, IndiaKerala Agricultural UniversityKeralaIndia
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- Post-Graduate Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005, IndiaModern College of Arts, Science and CommercePuneIndia
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- University of Nebraska State Museum, Systematics Research Collections, W436 Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0514, USA.University of Nebraska State MuseumLincolnUnited States of America
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Taxonomic, Phylogenetic, and Functional Diversity of Ferns at Three Differently Disturbed Sites in Longnan County, China. DIVERSITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/d12040135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Human disturbances are greatly threatening to the biodiversity of vascular plants. Compared to seed plants, the diversity patterns of ferns have been poorly studied along disturbance gradients, including aspects of their taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity. Longnan County, a biodiversity hotspot in the subtropical zone in South China, was selected to obtain a more thorough picture of the fern–disturbance relationship, in particular, the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity of ferns at different levels of disturbance. In 90 sample plots of 5 × 5 m2 along roadsides at three sites, we recorded a total of 20 families, 50 genera, and 99 species of ferns, as well as 9759 individual ferns. The sample coverage curve indicated that the sampling effort was sufficient for biodiversity analysis. In general, the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity measured by Hill numbers of order q = 0–3 indicated that the fern diversity in Longnan County was largely influenced by the level of human disturbance, which supports the ‘increasing disturbance hypothesis’. Many functional traits of ferns at the most disturbed site were adaptive to the disturbance. There were also some indicators of fern species responding to the different disturbance levels. Hence, ferns may be considered as a good indicator group for environmental stress.
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