Census of the longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae and Vesperidae) of the Macau SAR, China.
Census of the longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae and Vesperidae) of the Macau SAR, China.
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DOI：
10.3897/zookeys.1049.65558
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发表时间：
2021
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影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Clennell L
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文献类型：
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作者：
Lin MY;Perissinotto R;Clennell L
澳门特别行政区其余绿化地区在2017年10月至2021年5月期间进行了为期约三年半的密集普查，以提供该地区天牛生物多样性的最新情况。这一昆虫群包括全球36,000多种昆虫，分为四个科，主要是木食性或腐食性昆虫，即食木虫科、食腐虫科、天牛科和天牛科。它们在农业和林业科学中具有关键的重要性，并经常被用作森林生境健康的指标。本次普查共记录到52种，是以往文献报道的2.6倍。然而，记录到的各种物种的丰度和出现频率都非常低，在该区域以前报告的20种物种中，一些突出的物种仍然下落不明。其中包括Batocera horsfieldii(Hope，1839)，Apona rugicollis Chevroll，1852[以前错误地报告为Apona germarii(Hope，1831)]，Aristobia reticator(Fabricius，1781)[以前报告为Aristobia teStudo(Voet，1778)]和Imantocera penicillata(Hope，1831)。据推测，这可能与澳门特别行政区的自然植被正在被迅速转变为种植园、城市公园和花园的持续操纵有关。特别是，系统地移除枯死或垂死的树木和较低的树枝，以改善这些绿地的美学外观。然而，这一过程也剥夺了食木性和腐食性物种的基本栖息地。
An intensive census, extended over a period of approximately three and a half years, October 2017– May 2021, was conducted in the remaining green areas of the Macau SAR in order to provide an updated status of the biodiversity of longhorn beetles in this region. This insect group includes more than 36,000 species worldwide, subdivided into four families of mainly xylophagous or saproxylic insects, the Vesperidae, Oxypeltidae, Disteniidae, and Cerambycidae. They are of key importance in agricultural and forestry science, and are often used as an indicator of forest habitat health. A total of 52 species was recorded during this census, 2.6 times more than previously reported in the literature for this area. However, recorded abundances and frequency of occurrence for the various species were remarkably low, and of the 20 species previously reported for the region, some prominent ones remained unaccounted for. Among others, these include Batocera horsfieldii (Hope, 1839), Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat, 1852 [previously incorrectly reported as Apriona germarii (Hope, 1831)], Aristobia reticulator (Fabricius, 1781) [previously reported as Aristobia testudo (Voet, 1778)] and Imantocera penicillata (Hope, 1831). It is hypothesised that this may be related to the ongoing manipulation of the natural vegetation of the Macau SAR, which is rapidly being converted to plantations, city parks, and gardens. In particular, dead or dying trees and lower tree branches are systematically removed in order to improve the aesthetic appearance of these green areas. However, this process is also depriving xylophagous and saproxylic species of their essential habitats.
影响因子：
5.9
作者：
Cardoso, Pedro;Barton, Philip S.;Samways, Michael J.
通讯作者：
Samways, Michael J.