Observation of the Uncommon Burying Beetle Nicrophorus hebes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Silphinae), Feeding on a Dead Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) in Massachusetts

IF 0.5 4区环境科学与生态学 Q4 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

Northeastern Naturalist Pub Date : 2023-10-04 DOI:10.1656/045.030.0309

James F. Welch, Bryan Windmiller, John Berkholtz

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Abstract

Nicrophorus hebes is a recently revalidated species of burying beetle in the family Staphylinidae (formerly Silphidae) reported as a wetland specialist. We observed a first record of N. hebes in a recently deceased juvenile Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's Turtle). To date only 2 other Nicrophorus species (N. sayi and N. marginatus) have been shown to use turtle carcasses in an experimental study. This observation presents the first record for N. hebes utilizing turtle carrion and the first natural observation of the use of turtle carcasses by a Nicrophorus species. This unique observation may help researchers better understand food webs within wetlands and the prey items burying beetles are using within wetland habitats.

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马萨诸塞州罕见埋甲虫Nicrophorus hebes(鞘翅目:隐翅虫科:隐翅虫科)捕食一只死斑龟的观察

微埋甲虫(Nicrophorus hebes)是最近作为湿地专家报道的一种被重新确认的埋甲虫科(原Silphidae)。我们在一只最近死亡的蓝斑龟幼龟身上首次观察到黑斑龟的记录。迄今为止，在一项实验研究中，只有另外两种微孔目(N. sayi和N. marginatus)被证明使用海龟尸体。这一观察结果首次记录了N. hebes利用海龟腐肉的情况，也是第一次在自然环境中观察到微翅目动物利用海龟尸体的情况。这一独特的观察结果可以帮助研究人员更好地了解湿地中的食物网，以及埋葬甲虫在湿地栖息地中使用的猎物。

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Northeastern Naturalist 环境科学-生态学

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1.10

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18-36 weeks

期刊介绍： The Northeastern Naturalist covers all aspects of the natural history sciences of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine organisms and the environments of the northeastern portion of North America, roughly bounded from Virginia to Missouri, north to Minnesota and Nunavut, east to Newfoundland, and south back to Virginia. Manuscripts based on field studies outside of this region that provide information on species within this region may be considered at the Editor’s discretion. The journal welcomes manuscripts based on observations and research focused on the biology of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine organisms and communities as it relates to their life histories and their function within, use of, and adaptation to the environment and the habitats in which they are found, as well as on the ecology and conservation of species and habitats. Such studies may encompass measurements, surveys, and/or experiments in the field, under lab conditions, or utilizing museum and herbarium specimens. Subject areas include, but are not limited to, anatomy, behavior, biogeography, biology, conservation, evolution, ecology, genetics, parasitology, physiology, population biology, and taxonomy. Strict lab, modeling, and simulation studies on natural history aspects of the region, without any field component, will be considered for publication as long as the research has direct and clear significance to field naturalists and the manuscript discusses these implications.