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Annotated list of beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) in an urban area of the Eastern Andes of Colombia

Citation

Martínez D C, Castaño I T (2020). Annotated list of beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) in an urban area of the Eastern Andes of Colombia. Check List. Metadata dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7sfr2c accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-25.

Description

We present the first list of beetle species from an urban area in the northeast Andes of Colombia, based on a review of specimens deposited in the insect collection of the "Luis Gonzalo Andrade" Natural History Museum of the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC) and from sporadic collections from various points around the city of Tunja, Boyacá. We recorded 34 species, 30 genera, 17 subfamilies, and 12 families of beetles. Of these, 10 new records for the department of Boyacá and two new species records for Colombia are reported. In addition, the type of urban habitat in which the individuals of 24 species collected is described : 11 species in gray areas (roads, sidewalks, houses, buildings) and 8 in green areas (parks, pastures, plantations). Our results form a baseline for further studies on biodiversity in urban ecosystems in the eastern Andes of Colombia.

Purpose

Our objective was to provide information on the species richness and composition of beetle species (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the urban part of the municipality of Tunja in the Eastern Andes of Colombia. Furthermore, we hope to lay a foundation for future studies of insect ecology in urban areas.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The municipality of Tunja is located in the department of Boyacá (Colombia) north of the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes (05°32'07"N, 73°22'04"W), with an average altitude of 2775 m a.s.l. and an area of 121.4 km2. The mean annual precipitation is 645 mm and the mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C (Venegas 2019). The urban part of the municipality has an area of 17.15 km2, which represents 14% of the total municipality (López 2019). Most of the buildings are located on the high slopes and are predominantly of colonial architecture, mainly in the center of the city. For green areas, the city has 88 urban parks, mostly with spaces smaller than 1000 m2, representing 0.2 km2 of the total area of the city (<1%). Within the urban area, 10 forest areas exist with a high dominance of introduced tree species such as Eucalyptus globulus Labill., Pinus radiata D.Don, Pinus patula Schltdl. & Cham., Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze, Acacia decurrens Willd., Acacia melanoxylon R.Br., Cupressus lusitanica Carrière and Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco.

Sampling

Se revisan ejemplares depositados en la colección de insectos del Museo de Historia Natural "Luis Gonzalo Andrade" de la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC) y de colecciones esporádicas de varios puntos de la ciudad de Tunja, Boyacá.

Quality Control

We determined the species and confirmed new records with the support of specialists for each family and by means of keys to family and genera (taxonomic revisions) and original descriptions of the species

Method steps

  1. We followed two steps for collecting the information: 1. We reviewed the specimens deposited in the Insect Collection of the "Luis Gonzalo Andrade" Natural History Museum of the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC). 2. Between the years 2016-2019, we collected beetles through hand collecting within the urban area of Tunja (sporadic encounters, not systematic sample), particularly in green areas such as parks, Eucalyptus L'Hér. plantations, and grasslands, and on sidewalks, homes and buildings (gray areas). Collections were made under the collection framework permitted by the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (Resolution 724 of 2014), granted by the National Environmental Licensing Authority - ANLA of Colombia. The collected specimens are deposited in the Insect Collection of the "Luis Gonzalo Andrade" Museum of Natural History. The information on the habitat where each specimen was found it was obtained from hand collecting and information from the labels of the specimens of the collection . The information on the habitat was categorized into types: green areas (parks, pastures, plantations) and gray areas (roads, sidewalks, houses, buildings).

Taxonomic Coverages

We recorded 34 species, 30 genera, 17 subfamilies, and 12 families of beetles
  1. Amphideritus setosus
    rank: species
  2. Amphideritus steinheili
    rank: species
  3. Amphideritus vilis
    rank: species
  4. Amyipunga moritzii
    rank: species
  5. Ancognatha scarabaeoides
    rank: species
  6. Ancognatha ustulata
    rank: species
  7. Calligrapha percheroni
    rank: species
  8. Conoderus semimarginatus
    rank: species
  9. Cycloneda sanguinea
    rank: species
  10. Daiphron multicostatum
    rank: species
  11. Deretrachys juvencus
    rank: species
  12. Eriopis punicola
    rank: species
  13. Eurysthea cribripennis
    rank: species
  14. Golofa eacus
    rank: species
  15. Harmonia axyridis
    rank: species
  16. Heterogomphus dilaticolis
    rank: species
  17. Heterogomphus schoenherri
    rank: species
  18. Hister cavifrons
    rank: species
  19. Hoplopyga liturata
    rank: species
  20. Lasiocala lucens
    rank: species
  21. Leschenius vulcanorum
    rank: species
  22. Manopus biguttatus
    rank: species
  23. Mimographus amandus
    rank: species
  24. Nealcidion lineatum
    rank: species
  25. Neda aequatoriana
    rank: species
  26. Onthophagus curvicornis
    rank: species
  27. Oxelytrum discicolle
    rank: species
  28. Paulosawaya ursina
    rank: species
  29. Pseudophengodes roulini
    rank: species
  30. Pteroplatus gracilis
    rank: species
  31. Rhysium guttiferum
    rank: species
  32. Sitophilus oryzae
    rank: species
  33. Tropisternus lateralis
    rank: species
  34. Uroxys coarctatus
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

The municipality of Tunja is located in the department of Boyacá (Colombia) north of the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes, with an average altitude of 2775 m a.s.l. and an area of 121.4 km2

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

David Camilo Martínez
originator
position: Investigator Biologist
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
Avenida Central del Norte 39-115
Tunja
050002
Boyacá
CO
Telephone: 3212211024
email: martinezd.camilo@gmail.com
Irina Tatiana Castaño
originator
position: Associate professor
U.P.T.C.
Avenida Central del Norte 39-115
Tunja
050002
Boyacá
CO
Telephone: 87405626
email: irina.morales@uptc.edu.co
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-5674
David Camilo Martínez
metadata author
position: Investigator Biologist
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
Avenida Central del Norte 39-115
Tunja
050002
Boyacá
CO
Telephone: 87405626
email: martinezd.camilo@gmail.com
David Camilo Martínez
user
position: Investigator Biologist
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
Avenida Central del Norte 39-115
Tunja
050002
Boyacá
CO
Telephone: 874056262434
email: martinezd.camilo@gmail.com
David Camilo Martínez
administrative point of contact
position: Biológo
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
Avenida Central del Norte 39-115
Tunja
050002
Boyacá
CO
Telephone: 874056262434
email: martinezd.camilo@gmail.com
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