Two new species of the genus Caloxiphus Saussure Pictet, 1898 (Pseudophyllinae) are described: C. chapulhuacan n. sp., and cuicani both endemic to Huasteca Region, State Hidalgo, Mexico. These two taxa show morphological affinities championi 1898. However, they may be separated from latter on basis external internal (genitalia) characters that provided illustrated. Acoustic signals for information distribution given.

Nesoecia Scudder, 1893 is a neotropical genus of true katydids (Pseudophyllinae) comprising four species: N. brasiliensis (Bruner, 1915) from Brazil (Bahia), cooksonii (Butler, 1877) Ecuador (Galápagos, Floreana Island), and two species southern Mexico: insignis (Hebard, 1932) Yucatán (Temax Chichen-Itza), nigrispina (Stål, 1873) reported also the State Tabasco (Teapa). Members this are large attractive insects, nonetheless, they have been poorly studied since not abundant or commonly...

ABSTRACT The importance of maintaining biodiversity is well recognized, although the impacts ongoing climate crisis on are still poorly understood for many groups, including insects. Therefore, objectives this study (1) to identify climatic niche breadth beetle species among nine different Malaysian mountains, (2) characterize role environmental (climatic) factors in determination, and (3) relate mountain heterogeneity. Outlying Mean Index (OMI), which compares multivariate distance between...

The Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) is a highly speciose family that has been poorly studied at the regional level in Mexico. In present study, we estimated species richness and diversity oak-pine forest, Tamaulipan thorny scrub tropical deciduous forests Peregrina Canyon within Altas Cumbres Protected Area of northeastern state Tamaulipas, Sampling consisted five sweep net samples (200 sweeps) each three sites during four sample periods: early dry season, late wet season. Species were identified...

Loss of vegetation cover is a major factor that endangers biodiversity. Therefore, the use geographic information systems and analysis satellite images are important for monitoring these changes in Natural Protected Areas (NPAs). In northeastern Mexico, Area Altas Cumbres (NPAAC) represents relevant floristic faunistic patch on which impact loss has not been assessed. This work aimed to analyze land coverage (LULCC) over last 42 years interior around exterior area, also propose time...

Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) constitute a highly diverse family of phytophagous insects with high ecological relevance, due to their host plant specificity and close association vegetation variables. Therefore, secondary succession seasonal changes after loss vegetal cover will have significant influence on community patterns. Accordingly, responses leaf such environmental heterogeneity make them suitable taxon for monitoring disturbance, which is more important endangered...

The study of biodiversity Chrysomelidae in Mexico and its variation within ecological gradients has increased recently, although important areas the country remain to be explored. We conducted a faunistic inventory analyzed elevational temporal leaf beetle communities Sierra de San Carlos, state Tamaulipas, northeastern Mexico. This is an area with high extreme priority for conservation, due insular geographical position vegetational present, it must considered as sky island. selected seven...

The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman) reproduces on a reported 13 species of wild host plants in North America, two the United States and 12 Mexico. distributions these are economic importance to pest management provide insight into evolutionary history origin BW. However, detailed information regarding many is lacking. In this article, we present distribution models for all significant BW from Mexico using spatial modelling software. Host plant were divided groups: “eastern”...

Butterflies are one of the most recognized and useful groups for monitoring establishment important conservation areas management policies. In present study, we estimate richness diversity, as well association value submontane scrub, oak forest, cloud forest species at Cerro Bufa El Diente, within Sierra de San Carlos priority land region, located in Central-western region Tamaulipas, Mexico. Three sampling sites were established based on criteria vegetation distribution per altitudinal...

Leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) constitute a family of abundant, diverse, and ecologically important herbivorous insects, due to their high specificity with host plants, close association vegetation great sensitivity microclimatic variation (factors that are modified gradually during the rainy dry seasons). Therefore, effects seasonality (rainy seasons) microclimate on community attributes chrysomelids were evaluated in semideciduous tropical forest fragment northeastern Mexico....

This study compares the variation of richness, abundance and diversity butterfly species along an atmospheric pollution gradient during different seasons in Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Mexico. Likewise, we analyse influence environmental variables on richness quantify indicator for each category. Based spatial analysis main pollutants vegetation cover conditions, four permanent sampling sites were delimited. The was carried out monthly using aerial entomological nets ten Van Someren-Rydon...

La Langosta Centroamericana (LCA), Schistocerca piceifrons (Walker), es una plaga agrícola importante de México a Costa Rica. En México, la Región Huasteca las áreas reproducción permanente y gregarización (ARPG) más importantes, comprende cuatro Estados: sur Tamaulipas, oriente San Luis Potosí, norte Veracruz Hidalgo. Sin embargo, en 2020-2022 se reportaron por primera vez numerosos bandos mangas LCA región centro-occidental Tamaulipas el centro-este Nuevo León. Este estudio tuvo como...

Se realizó un inventario faunístico en el Cerro El Diente,Tamaulipas, para contribuir al conocimiento de la fauna Chrysomelidae México. estudio se llevó a cabo entre marzo y septiembre 2012; colecta los ejemplares transectos altitudinales utilizando método directo. En total analizaron seis tipos vegetación, altitudes 380 1200 msnm. obtuvieron 290 individuos, pertenecientes 74 especies 50 géneros subfamilias. Este es uno primeros estudios realizados noreste México, documentándose ocho nuevos...

Disturbance in natural areas occurs as a result of various processes on spatio-temporal scales, generating heterogeneous mosaic environmental characteristics. The effect such change diversity patterns has been explained by the hypothesis habitat heterogeneity. Modifications abiotic and biotic factors plant density influence composition structure assemblages phytophagous insects. Response leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) assemblage to changes was evaluated an oak (Quercus spp.) forest...

Llevamos a cabo un estudio sobre la avifauna en el Centro Universitario Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México. De octubrede 2012 septiembre de 2013 realizamos observaciones para generar lista ornitológica. En identificación las especiesutilizamos método visual directo con binoculares. Registramos 114 especies pertenecientes 30 familias cuales demayor riqueza fue familia Tyrannidae seguida Cardinalidae y Parulidae. Todas observamos áreas verdesdel Universitario. Discutimos similitudes, así como...

Rangelands in arid and semi-arid regions are the main source of livestock feed. The fragmentation these ecosystems by continuous grazing gives rise to modification ecological processes, which alters structure functionality plant communities. Therefore, use geographic information systems analysis satellite images important monitor spatial changes evaluate areas Tamaulipan Highlands northeastern Mexico. This work aimed current state rangelands determine percentage modified as well propose time...

Green areas are important places for biodiversity conservation within cities, but their vegetation is affected by various anthropogenic factors. This study used an exploratory approach to examine the influence of urbanisation and air pollution-related factors on indicators composition structure in urban area northeast Mexico. Based spatial analysis major pollutants, four sampling categories were delimited (rural, low, moderate high urbanisation). The differences between categories, based...

Global increase in land cover change and deforestation bring about fragmentation of a high proportion native vegetation areas. Microclimate is among the first modified factors after loss, effects such disturbances are critical for species performance. However, both secondary succession seasonality provoke further modifications abiotic environment disturbances. Although microclimate patterns during well studied several ecosystems, they practically unknown low thorn forests. In Northern...

We record 116 genera and 366 species of Chrysomelidae from the state Morelos, Mexico. This represents an increase 9.3% in richness these beetles for state. Also, Morelos is currently third most diverse leaf within Mexico, with 16.78% total recorded country. The were Calligrapha, Disonycha, Blepharida, Leptinotarsa, Cryptocephalus, Systena, Alagoasa, Diabrotica Pachybrachis, each more than eight species. Most contain large, showy beetles. When chrysomelid fauna fully understood, some tiny...

Las herramientas de los sistemas información geográfica (SIG) para la determinación distribución potencial especies son muy útiles estimar riqueza biológica sitios no estudiados y representan un elemento importante en el conocimiento biogeográfico establecimiento áreas prioritarias conservación. Pocos estudios invertebrados han integrado uso esta tecnología, contraste con otros grupos zoológicos como lo aves, mamíferos reptiles que explotado al máximo. La inclusión familia Chrysomelidae este...