Biodiversity data of ladybeetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Azores archipelago (Portugal)
Citation
Soares A O, Borges I, Calado H, Borges P A V (2021). Biodiversity data of ladybeetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Azores archipelago (Portugal). Version 1.5. Universidade dos Açores. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/m74aqv accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
A recent review study from 2021 presents a comprehensive checklist of ladybirds of Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira Archipelagos. Until then, the available information was very scattered and based on a single revision dating back to 1986, a few international catalogues and databases, individual records, and studies on communities of agroecosystems. However, no information is available on faunal composition across the Azorean islands and their habitats, using standardized inventory. Here, we present data about biodiversity of ladybirds and their distribution and abundance in five Islands of the Azores (São Miguel, Graciosa, Faial, Pico, and S. Jorge). Surveys included herbaceous and arboreal habitats from native to anthropogenic managed habitats: ruderal road vegetation, vegetable garden, mixed forest of endemic and non-native habitats, costal prairies, costal mixed vegetation, cornfields, urban areas, and evergreen of endemic and exotic forest. We aimed to contribute to the ongoing effort to document the terrestrial biodiversity of Portugal, including the archipelago of the Azores, within the research project AZORESBIOPORTAL–PORBIOTA (ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000072).Sampling Description
Study Extent
Five Islands of the Azores (Portugal): São Miguel, Graciosa, Faial, Pico, and S. Jorge.Sampling
The methods used to collect the samples were, sweeping, beating and direct observations. Sampling from the herbaceous plants and canopy up to a height of cca 3 m was standardized by using a standard sweep net (35-cm diameter, 140-cm handle) operated by António O. Soares, Isabel Borges and Hugo R. Calado. Sampling (standardized in terms of the number of person per unit of time) occurred between 09h:00 and 16h:00 on sunny and calm days. Ladybirds’ adults were identified immediately and were released at the site, and Scymnus spp were brought back to laboratory to identification.Quality Control
All sorted specimens were identified by a taxonomical expertMethod steps
- The data has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table (events) contains 99 records and one data table extension also exists (occurrence), with 241 records. The extension supplies extra information about the core record.
Taxonomic Coverages
Insecta, Coleoptera: Coccinellidae
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Coccinellidaecommon name: Ladybeetles rank: family
Geographic Coverages
We focused the inventory on five islands of the Azores, São Miguel, Graciosa, Faial, Pico, and S. Jorge Islands
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
António O. Soaresoriginator
position: Aggregate Professor
Universidade dos Açores; ce3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental
Rua da Mãe de Deus
Ponta Delgada
9500-321
Azores
PT
email: antonio.oc.soares@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/antoacutenio-onofre-costa-miranda-soares
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7922-6296
Isabel Borges
originator
position: Researcher
Universidade dos Açores; ce3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental
Rua da Mãe de Deus
Ponta Delgada
9500-321
Azores
PT
email: isabel.mm.borges@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/isabel-marisa-mateus-borges
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1807-0659
Hugo Calado
originator
position: Student
Universidade dos Açores; ce3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental
Rua da Mãe de Deus
Ponta Delgada
9500-321
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: renatocalado@hotmail.com
Paulo A. V. Borges
originator
position: Agregated Professor
Universidade dos Açores; ce3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
Angra Do Heroismo
9700-042
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: paulo.av.borges@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/paulo-a-v-borges
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-7623
António O. Soares
metadata author
position: Aggregate Professor
Universidade dos Açores; ce3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental
Rua da Mãe de Deus
Ponta Delgada
9500-321
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: antonio.oc.soares@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/antoacutenio-onofre-costa-miranda-soares
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7922-6296
Isabel Borges
metadata author
position: Researcher
Universidade dos Açores; ce3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental
Rua da Mãe de Deus
Ponta Delgada
9500-321
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: isabel.mm.borges@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/isabel-marisa-mateus-borges
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1807-0659
Paulo A. V. Borges
publisher
position: Aggregate Professor
Universidade dos Açores; ce3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
Angra Do Heroismo
9700-042
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: paulo.av.borges@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/paulo-a-v-borges
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-7623
António O. Soares
administrative point of contact
position: Aggregate Professor
Universidade dos Açores; ce3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental
Rua da Mãe de Deus
Ponta Delgada
9500-321
Azores
PT
email: antonio.oc.soares@uac.pt
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/antoacutenio-onofre-costa-miranda-soares
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7922-6296
Paulo A. V. Borges
administrative point of contact
position: Aggregate Pofessor
Universidade dos Açores; ce3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental
Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze
Angra Do Heroismo
9700-042
Azores
PT
Telephone: +351968933212
email: marco.ferrante@live.it
homepage: http://gba.uac.pt/member/paulo-a-v-borges
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-7623