Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Assemblages in Hazelnut Groves in Calabria (Southern Italy)

Diversity Pub Date : 2024-08-11 DOI:10.3390/d16080491

Marco Pezzi, Domenico Bonelli, Francesco Carlomagno, Erica Di Biase, Federica Fumo, Federica Mendicino, Cristina Munari, Teresa Bonacci

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Carabidae, or carabids, commonly known as “ground beetles”, are found in numerous natural and cultivated habitats and are recognized for their beneficial role in controlling phytophagous pests in various temperate agroecosystems. However, the crop type and agricultural practices used in management areas significantly affect the structure of the carabid communities. The aim of this study was to investigate the abundance and diversity of ground beetles in hazelnut agroecosystems characterized by different agricultural methods in Calabria, Southern Italy. The carabids were collected from 2017 to 2018 in three hazelnut groves referred to in this study as AZ1, AZ2 and AZ3. Carabids were sampled using pitfall traps inspected every two weeks over a period of 24 months. A total of 4665 specimens belonging to 48 taxa were collected within the sampled sites. Many taxa were found to be widely distributed across the three selected hazelnut groves. Among these, Calathus spp., Harpalus dimidiatus (P. Rossi, 1790), Nebria spp., Platyderus neapolitanus jannonei (Binaghi in Magistretti, 1955), Poecilus cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758), Pterostichus melas italicus (Dejean, 1828), and Syntomus obscuroguttatus (Duftschmid, 1812) were the most abundant ones associated with all sampled areas. Concerning trophic preference, among the collected taxa, the most abundant ones were zoophagous and zoospermophagous. Additionally, taxa uncommon in agroecosystems but with ecological relevance, such as Carabus lefebvrei lefebvrei Dejean, 1826, Carabus preslii neumeyeri Schaum, 1856, and Carabus rossii Dejean, 1826, were also collected.

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卡拉布里亚（意大利南部）榛子林中的地甲虫（鞘翅目：螨科）群落

胡蜂科或胡蜂属昆虫俗称 "地甲虫"，在许多自然和栽培栖息地都有发现，它们在各种温带农业生态系统中控制植食性害虫的有益作用得到了认可。然而，管理区使用的作物类型和农业耕作方式会对食蚁兽群落的结构产生重大影响。本研究旨在调查意大利南部卡拉布里亚以不同农业方法为特征的榛子农业生态系统中地甲虫的丰度和多样性。2017 年至 2018 年期间，在本研究中称为 AZ1、AZ2 和 AZ3 的三个榛子林中采集了甲虫。在长达 24 个月的时间里，使用坑式捕鼠器每两周检查一次，对螨类进行采样。在取样地点共采集到 48 个分类群的 4665 个标本。发现许多分类群广泛分布于三个选定的榛子林中。其中，Calathus spp.、Harpalus dimidiatus（P. Rossi，1790 年）、Nebria spp.、Platyderus neapolitanus jannonei（Binaghi in Magistretti，1955 年）、Poecilus cupreus（Linnaeus，1758 年）、Pterostichus melas italicus（Dejean，1828 年）和 Syntomus obscuroguttatus（Duftschmid，1812 年）是与所有采样区域相关的最多的分类群。关于营养偏好，在采集到的分类群中，最多的是食动物和食微生物的分类群。此外，还采集到在农业生态系统中不常见但与生态相关的分类群，如 Carabus lefebvrei lefebvrei Dejean, 1826、Carabus preslii neumeyeri Schaum, 1856 和 Carabus rossii Dejean, 1826。

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