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Diversity patterns of necrocolous beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Silphidae, Trogidae) in Agave tequilana Weber (Asparagaceae) fields of different ages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2019

William D. Rodríguez ,
José L. Navarrete-Heredia ,
Ramón Rodríguez-Macías ,
Guillermo A. Briceño-Félix ,
Miguel Vásquez-Bolaños  and
Jan Klimaszewski
William D. Rodríguez*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Botánica y Zoología. Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara Camino Ramón Padilla Sánchez 2100, Las Agujas, 45220 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
José L. Navarrete-Heredia
Affiliation:
Departamento de Botánica y Zoología. Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara Camino Ramón Padilla Sánchez 2100, Las Agujas, 45220 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Ramón Rodríguez-Macías
Affiliation:
Departamento de Botánica y Zoología. Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara Camino Ramón Padilla Sánchez 2100, Las Agujas, 45220 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Guillermo A. Briceño-Félix
Affiliation:
Consejo Regulador del Tequila A.C. Avenida Patria 723, Jardines de Guadalupe, 45030 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Miguel Vásquez-Bolaños
Affiliation:
Departamento de Botánica y Zoología. Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara Camino Ramón Padilla Sánchez 2100, Las Agujas, 45220 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Jan Klimaszewski
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 10380, Station Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, G1V 4C7, Canada
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1Corresponding author (e-mail: william.david.rodriguez7@gmail.com)
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Abstract

The necrocolous Coleoptera (attracted to carrion) are important to maintain balance in insect communities and in the recycling of soil nutrients; however, there is scarce data on the species that occur in Agave tequilana Weber (Asparagaceae) fields. The diversity patterns of beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Silphidae, and Trogidae) dwelling in 2–4-year-old A. tequilana plots were established by sampling specimens from May to November 2016. In total, 5509 individuals of 23 species were collected. The highest species diversity was found in Magdalena Municipality, followed by the Arandas and Tequila municipalities (Jalisco, Mexico), with significant differences in abundance among municipalities and crop age. The variability in Magdalena and Tequila assemblages was associated with the temperature, while in Arandas it was attributed to the precipitation. The beetle species diversity, species replacement, and dominance in different municipalities are the result of changes in habitat, the interaction of environmental variables, distribution affinities of species, and agronomic practices in A. tequilana fields.

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Behaviour and Ecology
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 151 , Issue 5 , October 2019 , pp. 585 - 599
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© Entomological Society of Canada 2019 

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