Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal Latest 55 Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:33:53 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://bdj.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia III: dry habitats of Cabo Verde Archipelago (São Vicente and Santo Antão) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115464/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e115464

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115464

Authors: Luís Carlos Crespo, Pedro Cardoso, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Fernando Pereira, Maria Romeiras, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, François Rigal, Paulo Borges

Abstract: With this publication, we contribute to the knowledge of the arachnofauna of Cabo Verde, focusing specifically on the Islands of Santo Antão and São Vicente. Data were obtained from samples collected as part of the project "Macaronesian Islands as a testing ground to assess biodiversity drivers at multiple scales" (FCT - MACDIV, 2015-2018). This project aimed to identify the factors influencing community assembly in Macaronesian islands. For the Cabo Verde Islands, we focused on dry habitats with the additional aim to revise the aracnofauna of this poorly-known fauna. We applied the COBRA (Conservation Oriented Biodiversity Rapid Assessment) sampling protocol in ten 50 m x 50 m dry shrub plots, with five on each of the two islands, using pitfall traps, sweep-netting and active search. Additional ad-hoc samples were also collected and reported.Our sampling of spiders from Cabo Verde (Santo Antão and São Vicente) yielded a total of 3,368 specimens, of which 1300 (39%) were adults. The samples include 21 families, 87 species, 18 of which are morphospecies awaiting formal identification or description at species level. Species in the families Oxyopidae (2 spp.) and Araneidae (8 spp.) were the most abundant, making up 49% of the specimens. From the 68 named species, 14 are endemic to Cabo Verde, 40 are native non-endemic and 14 are introduced. The colonisation status of Cithaeron reimoseri Platnick, 1991 is unknown. Endemic species accounted for 24% (n = 818) of the specimens and native non-endemic for 63% (n = 2122). A total of 29 species were new records for Cabo Verde, with 15 for Santo Antão, seven for São Vicente and seven for both Islands.

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Data Paper Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:18:53 +0200
The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: DNA barcodes of Iberian Bees https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117172/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117172

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117172

Authors: Thomas Wood, Hugo Gaspar, Romain Le Divelec, Andreia Penado, Teresa Luísa Silva, Vanessa Mata, Joana Veríssimo, Denis Michez, Sílvia Castro, João Loureiro, Pedro Beja, Sónia Ferreira

Abstract: Bees are important actors in terrestrial ecosystems and are recognised for their prominent role as pollinators. In the Iberian Peninsula, approximately 1,100 bee species are known, with nearly 100 of these species being endemic to the Peninsula. A reference collection of DNA barcodes, based on morphologically identified bee specimens, representing 514 Iberian species, was constructed. The "InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: DNA Barcodes of Iberian bees" dataset contains records of 1,059 sequenced specimens. The species of this dataset correspond to about 47% of Iberian bee species diversity and 21% of endemic species diversity. For peninsular Portugal only, the corresponding coverage is 71% and 50%. Specimens were collected between 2014 and 2022 and are deposited in the research collection of Thomas Wood (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, The Netherlands), in the FLOWer Lab collection at the University of Coimbra (Portugal), in the Andreia Penado collection at the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP) (Portugal) and in the InBIO Barcoding Initiative (IBI) reference collection (Vairão, Portugal).Of the 514 species sequenced, 75 species from five different families are new additions to the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) and 112 new BINs were added. Whilst the majority of species were assigned to a single BIN (94.9%), 27 nominal species were assigned to multiple BINs. Although the placement into multiple BINs may simply reflect genetic diversity and variation, it likely also represents currently unrecognised species-level diversity across diverse taxa, such as Amegilla albigena Lepeletier, 1841, Andrena russula Lepeletier, 1841, Lasioglossum leucozonium (Schrank, 1781), Nomada femoralis Morawitz, 1869 and Sphecodes alternatus Smith, 1853. Further species pairs of Colletes, Hylaeus and Nomada were placed into the same BINs, emphasising the need for integrative taxonomy within Iberia and across the Mediterranean Basin more broadly. These data substantially contribute to our understanding of bee genetic diversity and DNA barcodes in Iberia and provide an important baseline for ongoing taxonomic revisions in the West Palaearctic biogeographical region.

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Data Paper Tue, 5 Mar 2024 18:45:23 +0200
Monitoring arthropods under the scope of LIFE-SNAILS project: I - Santa Maria Island baseline data with implementation of the Index of Biotic Integrity https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/116829/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e116829

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e116829

Authors: Paulo Borges, Lucas Lamelas-López, Sébastien Lhoumeau, Nelson Moura, Mauro Ponte, Abrão Leite, Laurine Parmentier, Ricardo Abreu

Abstract: The database we introduce is a pivotal component of the LIFE SNAILS project (Support and Naturalisation in Areas of Importance for Land Snails). This initiative is dedicated to safeguarding three endangered species of terrestrial molluscs, specifically, two snails (Oxychilus agostinhoi Martins 1981 and Leptaxis minor Backhuys, 1975) and a semi-slug (Plutonia angulosa (Morelet, 1860)), all of which are single island endemics from Santa Maria Island and face significant threats towards their populations.In this study, we established a comprehensive database derived from a long-term arthropod monitoring campaign utilising SLAM (Sea, Land, Air, Malaise) traps. Although molluscs were not the primary focus, our findings serve as a credible proxy for evaluating the overall habitat quality for endemic invertebrates, with arthropods serving as principal indicators. From September to December of 2022, a total of 11 SLAM traps were installed and monitored monthly in eleven sites of mixed forests of Santa Maria Island.Based on the 33 available samples (11 sites x 3 sampling periods), we recorded a total of 118 taxa of arthropods (of which 94 were identified at species or subspecies level), belonging to three classes, 14 orders and 62 families. From the 94 identified taxa, a total of 21 species were endemic, 31 native non-endemic, 32 introduced and 10 indeterminate. We also provide additional information of the habitat quality (Index of Biotic Integrity), including general habitat and dominant species composition.We registered three new records to the Island, the native bug Piezodorus lituratus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae), the Azorean endemic beetle Phloeosinus gillerforsi Bright, 1987 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) and the exotic ant Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and one new record for the Azores Archipelago, the native beetle Cephennium validum Assing & Meybohm, 2021 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae).This publication not only contributes to the conservation of highly threatened endemic molluscs, through an assessment of habitat quality, based on arthropod communities and habitat description (e.g. native or exotic vegetation), but also provides an updated inventory of arthropods from Santa Maria Island.

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Data Paper Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:10:04 +0200
Hoverflies of the Timon-David collection (Diptera, Syrphidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117265/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117265

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117265

Authors: Gabriel Nève, Xavier Lair, Thomas Lebard, Jean-Yves Meunier, Louis-Jean Teste, Louise Séguinel

Abstract: Hoverflies are among the most important insect pollinators and there is documented evidence of a recent decline in their populations. To trace the past distributions of hoverfly species, verified records of historical collections are essential.Here, we provide data on 1071 specimens of hoverflies collected or received by Jean Timon-David and hosted at the Marseille Natural History Museum, France. Most of the specimens were collected by Timon-David himself and come from south-eastern France, mainly from the Departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Hautes-Alpes. Most of these specimens were checked for the accuracy of their identification according to the latest identification keys. This resulted in 85 additions to the known fauna of the French Departments, mostly for Var and Bouches-du-Rhône. The taxonomy of all specimens was checked against the latest available checklists and updated names added whenever necessary. Specimens received from entomologists working in other continents may also be valuable, as these are historic testimonies of the fauna of their own respective regions of origin and may, therefore, also be used as reference material. One paratype specimen from Australia is present in the collection. The holotype of Cheilosia vangaveri Timon-David, 1937 is absent from the collection and should be considered as lost. All but two of the specimens with locality labels had their geographical coordinates of origin added in the dataset.

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Data Paper Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:21 +0200
The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradient https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117890/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117890

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117890

Authors: Rosalina Gabriel, Leila Morgado, Paulo Borges, Márcia Coelho, Silvia Aranda, Débora Henriques, Cecília Sérgio, Helena Hespanhol, Fernando Pereira, Manuela Sim-Sim, Claudine Ah-Peng

Abstract: In September 2012, a comprehensive survey of Pico Island was conducted along an elevational transect, starting at Manhenha (10 m a.s.l.) and culminating at the Pico Mountain caldera (2200 m a.s.l.). The primary objective was to systematically inventory the bryophytes inhabiting the best-preserved areas of native vegetation environments. Twelve sites were selected, each spaced at 200 m elevation intervals. Within each site, two 10 m x 10 m plots were established in close proximity (10-15 m apart). Within these plots, three 2 m x 2 m quadrats were randomly selected and sampled for bryophytes using microplots measuring 10 cm x 5 cm, which were then collected into paper bags. Six substrates were surveyed in each quadrat: rock, soil, humus, organic matter, tree bark and leaves/fronds. Three replicates were obtained from all substrates available and colonised by bryophytes, resulting in a maximum of 18 microplots per quadrat, 54 microplots per plot, 108 microplots per site, and a total of 1296 microplots across the 12 sites on Pico Island.Two-thirds of the maximum expected number of microplots (n = 878; 67.75%) were successfully collected, yielding a total of 4896 specimens. The vast majority (n = 4869) were identified at the species/subspecies level. The study identified a total of 70 moss and 71 liverwort species or subspecies. Elevation levels between 600-1000 m a.s.l., particularly in the native forest plots, exhibited both a higher number of microplots and greater species richness. This research significantly enhanced our understanding of Azorean bryophyte diversity and distribution, contributing valuable insights at both local and regional scales. Notably, two new taxa for the Azores were documented during the MOVECLIM study, namely the pleurocarpous mosses Antitrichia curtipendula and Isothecium interludens.

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Data Paper Thu, 8 Feb 2024 16:03:46 +0200
Review of German Spilomicrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae, Spilomicrini) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/114515/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e114515

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e114515

Authors: Jeremy Hübner, Vasilisa Chemyreva

Abstract: This study provides an integrative taxonomy-based review for the genus Spilomicrus Westwood in Germany using DNA barcoding and classic morphology.Spilomicrus simplex Tomsik, 1947 is placed in synonymy with S. antennatus Jurine, 1807; Spilomicrus thomsoni Kieffer, 1911 is removed from synonymy with S. hemipterus Marshall, 1868. A lectotype is designated for Spilomicrus nigripes Thomson, 1858. Newly recorded for Germany are the following species: S. thomsoni Kieffer, 1911, S. crassiclavis Marshall, 1868, S. lusitanicus Kieffer, 1910 and S. diversus Chemyreva, 2021. Three species, Spilomicrus brevimalaris sp. nov., S. flavecorpus sp. nov. and S. politus sp. nov. are described as new to science. The 23 DNA-barcodes with species identification present a substantial addition over the previous German checklist. This study aims to update the number of nationwide known Spilomicrus species from fifteen to twenty. Furthermore, a new key to identify all European Spilomicrus species is provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 8 Jan 2024 13:21:40 +0200
Monitoring Arthropods in maize and pasture fields in São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/109431/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109431

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e109431

Authors: Mário Teixeira, António Soares, Paulo Borges, Mar Calvet, Ángel Peñalver, Hugo Monteiro, Jorge Frias, Nelson Simoes

Abstract: The dataset presented here is an achievement of the H2020 European project "Integrated Pest Management of the Invasive Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica (IPM-Popillia)". This project addresses the challenge of a new risk to plant health in Europe, the invasion of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Newman, 1838) (Coleoptera, Rutelidae) and provides an environmentally friendly IPM Toolbox to control the expanding pest populations across Europe. This study aims to present the records of terrestrial arthropod diversity with a special focus on four groups belonging to Carabids and Staphylinid beetles (Coleoptera), Opiliones and Anisolabididae (Dermaptera), collected with the potential to be used as biocontrol agents against P. japonica in future Integrated Pest Management programmes. A thorough sampling programme was conducted in maize and pasture fields in two Islands of the Azores (São Miguel and São Jorge) in the summer of 2022.We provided an inventory of the arthropods recorded in two Azorean agroecosystems (maize and pasture fields) from São Miguel and São Jorge Islands. A total of ten maize and ten pasture fields were sampled and a total of 360 pitfall traps were installed, 216 in São Miguel and 144 in São Jorge, for seven consecutive days in August and September of 2022.We collected 18559 specimens belonging to the phylum Arthropoda, four classes, twelve orders, twenty-six families and forty morphospecies (two identified at the family level as carabid and Staphylinid larvae and 38 identified at the species level). We identified 38 taxa at the species level (n = 18281). Of the 38 identified taxa, 18 species were predators, 15 were plant feeders and five were omnivores. The 18 predators belong to the following families: 10 species were Carabidae, two Staphylinidae, one Anisolabididae, one Chrysopidae, one Leiobunidae, one Nabidae, one Phalangiidae and one Scathophagidae. Concerning the origin of the predators, we recorded five native species: two Carabidae, one Leiobunidae, one Scathophagidae and one Nabidae. The other 13 predator species were introduced or indeterminate.

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Data Paper Thu, 5 Oct 2023 11:14:05 +0300
All taxa biodiversity inventory of the Bois de Bouis estate (Var, France): a 10-year public-private partnership https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/103280/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e103280

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e103280

Authors: Aurélie Lacoeuilhe, Louise Percevault, Jean Ichter, Philippe Gourdain, Katia Herard, Henri Michaud, Laurent Poncet, Thibault Ramage, Océane Roquinarc'h, Phil Withers

Abstract: This data paper describes the results of a 10-year scientific investigation of a biodiversity-rich private golf estate in south-eastern France in partnership with PatriNat (Office français de la biodiversité/Centre national de la recherche scientifique/Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement). In total, 3,160 species and subspecies, including 1,796 arthropods and 1,049 flora, were inventoried and 65 habitat types were surveyed and mapped. This project is the first All taxa biodiversity inventory (ATBI) in a private property in France with all information available in open data.The 20 datasets of fauna, flora, lichens and habitat types from the Bois de Bouis estate are now publicly available. Between 2012 and 2022, more than 22,000 occurrences were recorded, checked and published in the INPN information system. All this information is available in open access in the French portal OpenObs, operated by PatriNat and in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). This data paper provides an overview of the project, its main results and its contribution to the French National Inventory of Natural Heritage (INPN).This data paper presents a list eight species never previously recorded to France; three Hymenoptera: Charitopes leucobasis Townes, 1983 (Ichneumonidae), Dryinus tussaci Olmi, 1989 (Dryinidae) and Sparasion munitus Kozlov & Kononova, 1990 (Sparasionidae) and five Diptera: Clusiodes apicalis (Zetterstedt, 1848) (Clusiidae), Dicraeus vagans (Meigen, 1838) (Chloropidae), Stilpon intermedius Raffone, 1994, Stilpon subnubilus Chvala, 1988 and Tachydromia undulata (Strobl, 1906) (Hybotidae).It also includes a table comparing the project to 18 All-taxa biodiversity inventories in France and Belgium and published for the first time.

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Data Paper Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:01:26 +0300
Terra Nostra Garden 2023 dataset of Camellia species, hybrids and their cultivars (Azores, Portugal) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/109193/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109193

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e109193

Authors: Carina Costa, Fernando Costa, António Trota, Paulo Borges, Paulo Monjardino, Maria Pereira

Abstract: Camellias cultivars collections, comprising an exquisite array of meticulously bred and curated camellia varieties, emerged as indispensable elements within the resplendent 19th century gardens that adorned landscapes across the globe. The heart of Terra Nostra Garden, nestled within the captivating surroundings of the Furnas volcano on S. Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal), started in the year 1782 as an enchanting fishpond garden, strategically positioned in front of the summer house belonging to the esteemed Thomas Hickling, the American vice-consul. Soon this garden was enlarged and embellished with species from several continents. This tradition continued during all the 19th century with the Viscount Duarte Borges da Câmara Medeiros (1848-1872) and his son the Marquis António Borges Medeiros Dias da Câmara e Sousa (1872-1913). In 1933, the 12 hectares property was acquired by the Terra Nostra Society, led by Vasco Bensaude and increased to 12.5 hectares. In 1935, the current Terra Nostra Garden Hotel was inaugurated and, two years later, the Terra Nostra Society reopened the botanical garden attached to the hotel, now called Terra Nostra Garden. Beginning in 1982, the Head Gardener embarked on a transformative journey, dedicating his expertise to the meticulous renovation and expansion of numerous botanical collections nestled within the garden's enchanting landscapes. Amongst the remarkable transformations, the revered camellias collection received special attention, as it underwent a comprehensive rejuvenation process under his skilful guidance. The recent publication of a global digital dataset of Camellia names provides the opportunity to publish the dataset of Camellia species, hybrids and its cultivars currently cultivated at Terra Nostra Garden with their validated names.In June 2023, a total of 669 Camellia phenotypes were identified across the 12.5 hectares of Terra Nostra Garden. These phenotypes include 38 species, 178 hybrids and 637 cultivars. Camellia japonica represents 81.7% of the 459 species cultivars, while C. x williamsii accounts for 32% of 178 hybrid cultivars. The most prevalent genotypes in Camellia hybrids with known parentage are those of C. japonica, C. saluenensis and C. reticulata present respectively in 64.1%, 45.5% and 37.9% of the hybrids. Regarding cultivar registration, 46.9% were registered in the US, followed by 13% from Japan and 10.8% from Portugal. Although the most ancient cultivar registered growing at the garden is Camellia reticulata Lindl. 'Damanao' from 1621, the majority (69.4%) of cultivars in the garden were registered in the 20th century, followed by the 19th century cultivars (20.7%). One cultivar, Camellia 'Patrícia Bensaude Fernandes', was produced and registered specifically by this garden.

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Data Paper Wed, 9 Aug 2023 14:17:49 +0300
Standardised inventories of lepidopterans and odonates from Serra da Estrela Natural Park (Portugal) - setting the scene for mountain biodiversity monitoring https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/99558/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e99558

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e99558

Authors: Mário Boieiro, Sandra Antunes, Hugo Figueiredo, Albano Soares, Ana Lopes, Eva Monteiro, Patrícia Garcia-Pereira, Carla Rego, José Conde, Paulo Borges, Artur Serrano

Abstract: Mountain insect biodiversity is unique, but is menaced by different drivers, particularly climate and land-use changes. In mainland Portugal, the highest mountain - Serra da Estrela - is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots, being classified as Natural Park since 1976. Many lepidopteran and odonate species, including rare and protected species, are known to occur in Serra da Estrela, but basic knowledge on their abundance, distribution and ecology is still lacking. Standardised sampling of these communities is crucial to provide valuable biological information to support short-term decision-making for conservation management, setting simultaneously the standards for mountain biodiversity monitoring aiming to tackle the effects of environmental change in the long-term.This study reports novel information on lepidopteran and odonate species diversity, distribution and abundance from Serra da Estrela Natural Park (Portugal). Seventy-two lepidopteran and 26 odonate species were sampled in this protected area, including the first findings of Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), Macromia splendens (Pictet, 1843) and Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773). New populations of Euphydrias aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) and Oxygastra curtisii (Dale, 1834), protected species under the Habitats Directive, were found in this Natural Park and novel distribution and ecological data were collected for most species, including several rare species and subspecies [e.g. Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758), Coenonympha glycerion iphioides Staudinger, 1870, Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) and Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758)]. All data were collected using standardised sampling allowing its use as a baseline for biodiversity monitoring in Serra da Estrela.

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Data Paper Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:31:15 +0200
Apoidea of the collections of Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Toulon Museums of Natural History (France) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/99650/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e99650

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e99650

Authors: Jean-Yves Meunier, Benoît Geslin, Mehdi Issertes, Gilles Mahé, Frédéric Vyghen, Harold Labrique, Yves Dutour, Vincent Poncet, Jérémy Migliore, Gabriel Nève

Abstract: Many insect species have shown dramatic declines over the last decades, as a result of man-related environmental changes. Many species which were formerly widespread are now rare. To document this trend with evidence, old records of collected specimens are vital.We provide here the data on 9752 bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) specimens hosted in several museums of south-east France: Musée des Confluences in Lyon, Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Marseille, Muséum d’Aix-en-Provence and the Muséum Départemental du Var in Toulon. Most of the specimens (9256) come from France and include data on 552 named species. For most of these specimens, the geographical location, including geographical coordinates, is based on the locality (town or village) where they were collected. The specimens were captured from the beginning of the nineteenth century to 2018. The identifications of 1377 specimens, mainly belonging to the genus Bombus, are considered reliable, as these were performed or been checked since 2009. All the other reported identifications are the original ones given by the original collectors.

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Data Paper Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:03:30 +0200
Monitoring ten insect pests in selected orchards in three Azorean Islands: The project CUARENTAGRI https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/100942/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e100942

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e100942

Authors: Lucas Lamelas-López, Paulo Borges, Elisa Tarantino, Maria Juliano, Jose Fontes, Cristina Moules, Ricardo Rodrigues, Jessica Machado, José Mota, Beatriz Sousa, Helder Amaral, Maria da Conceição Filipe, David Lopes

Abstract: The data we present are part of the CUARENTAGRI project, which involves all archipelagos of the Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde). The project aims to: i) identify and evaluate the risks associated with the introduction of new arthropod pests; ii) study the population dynamics of selected arthropod pest species currently responsible for the damage of key target crops and iii) develop monitoring systems, based on prediction and/or population dynamics of the crop pests, creating warnings and a phytosanitary prevention system. In this contribution, we compile data for three Azorean Islands (Terceira, São Jorge and São Miguel Islands), where pheromone-baited traps were placed in pastures, potato fields and several orchards’ types (apples, banana, chestnuts, olives, orange and strawberry), during three consecutive years (2020, 2021 and 2022).A total of 114,827 specimens of insects (Arthropoda, Insecta) were collected, belonging to four orders, six families and ten recorded pest species. A total of eight species are considered introduced (Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1824), Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931), Bactrocera oleae (Rossi, 1790), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873), Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758), Cydia splendana (Hübner, 1799) and Grapholita molesta (Busck, 1916); n = 84,986 specimens) and two native non-endemic (Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809) and Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833); n = 17,465 specimens). This study intended to contribute to a better knowledge of the arthropods pests that can affect the Azorean crops and will serve as a baseline for future monitoring actions, pest risk assessments and prevention systems.

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Data Paper Wed, 1 Mar 2023 16:08:11 +0200
When details matter: Integrative revision of Holarctic Coelophthinia Edwards (Diptera, Mycetophilidae), including mapping of its mitogenome, leads to the description of four new pseudocryptic species https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/98741/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e98741

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e98741

Authors: Jostein Kjærandsen, Peter Kerr, Jon Peder Lindemann, Olavi Kurina

Abstract: The small genus Coelophthinia Edwards, 1941 of the subfamily Gnoristinae (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) is so far known to harbour four species from the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Neotropical Regions. Extensive DNA barcoding of fungus gnats of the family Mycetophilidae through the International Barcode of Life project (iBOL) have initiated integrative studies resulting in taxonomic upgrades and a better understanding of many species and their delimitation. The opportunity was also taken to describe the mitogenome of a member of Coelophthinia for the first time.The integrative studies give evidence for splitting the European species C. thoracica Edwards, 1941 into three different species. Four new species are described from the USA, Japan and the Nordic Region in Europe, Coelophthinia cirra Kerr sp. n., Coelophthinia itoae Kurina sp. n., Coelophthinia lata Kjaerandsen sp. n. and Coelophthinia loraasi Kjaerandsen sp. n., raising the number of Holarctic species from two to six. The mitogenome of Coelophthinia loraasi sp. n. is described and analysed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:04:41 +0200
SLAM Project - Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores: VI - Inventory of Arthropods of Azorean Urban Gardens https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/98286/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e98286

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e98286

Authors: Lucas Lamelas-Lopez, Rosalina Gabriel, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, Paulo Borges

Abstract: The data we present are part of the long-term project SLAM (Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores) aiming to assess the impact of biodiversity erosion drivers on Azorean native biota, using long-term ecological data. Additionally to SLAM (Sea, Land and Air Malaise) traps, nocturnal Active Aerial Searching and nocturnal Foliage Beating methods were used to sample, between 2017 and 2018, the arthropod biodiversity on two historical urban gardens of Azores, the “Jardim Botânico” of Faial Island and “Jardim Duque da Terceira” of Terceira Island.We provided an inventory of arthropods collected between 2017 and 2018 in two urban gardens of Faial and Terceira Islands (Azores). A total of 8342 specimens were collected, in which 7493 specimens were identified to species/subspecies level (Faial n = 3296; Terceira n = 4197). The identified specimens belong to four classes, 15 orders, 80 families and 159 species and subspecies of arthropods. A total of 84 species and subspecies are considered introduced (n = 2454 specimens), 50 native non-endemic (n = 4444 specimens), eight endemic (n = 217) and 17 have an indeterminate origin (n = 378). This study also revises the arthropod inventory of these Azorean gardens, by adding/updating the taxonomic names of three orders, ten families and 22 species.

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Data Paper Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:31:38 +0200
Small terrestrial mammals (Rodentia and Soricomorpha) along a gradient of forest anthropisation (reserves, managed forests, urban parks) in France https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/95214/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e95214

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e95214

Authors: Julien Pradel, Marie Bouilloud, Anne Loiseau, Sylvain Piry, Maxime Galan, Emmanuelle Artige, Guillaume Castel, Julien Ferrero, Romain Gallet, Geoffrey Thuel, Nathalie Vieira, Nathalie Charbonnel

Abstract: Understanding the relationships between wildlife biodiversity and zoonotic infectious diseases in a changing climate is a challenging issue that scientists must address to support further policy actions. We aim at tackling this challenge by focusing on small mammal-borne diseases in temperate forests and large urban green spaces. Small mammals are important reservoirs of zoonotic agents, with a high transmission potential for humans and domestic animals. Forests and large urban green spaces are ecosystems where efforts are undertaken to preserve biodiversity. They are put forward for their contribution to human well-being in addition to other ecosystem services (e.g. provisioning and regulating services). Moreover, forests and large urban green spaces are environments where small mammals are abundant and human/domestic-wildlife interactions are plausible to occur. These environments are, therefore, focal points for conservation management and public health issues.The European Biodiversa BioRodDis project (https://www6.inrae.fr/biodiversa-bioroddis) aims at better understanding the relationships between small terrestrial mammal biodiversity and health in the context of global change and, in particular, of forest anthropisation and urbanisation. Here, we present the data gathered in France. The dataset will enable us to describe the diversity of small terrestrial mammal communities in forested areas corresponding to different levels of anthropisation and to evaluate the variability of this diversity over time, between seasons and years.The dataset contains occurrences of small terrestrial mammals (Rodentia and Soricomorpha) trapped in forested areas in eastern France (administrative Departments: Rhône, Ain, Jura). The sampling sites correspond to different degrees of anthropisation. Forests included in biological reserves are the least anthropised sites. Then, public forests and urban parks experience increasing levels of anthropisation. Data were collected during spring and autumn 2020 (three to four sampling sites), 2021 (six sampling sites) and 2022 (four sampling sites). These variations in the number of sites between years were due to lockdown restrictions in 2020 or to the legal authorisation to trap around biological reserves granted in 2021 only. The capture of animals was carried out in various types of forests (pine, deciduous, mixed) and in different habitats within urban parks (wooded areas, buildings, hay storage yards, riverside vegetation, restaurants, playground for kids, botanical garden, landfills). Animals were captured using live traps that were set on the ground for one to 11 nights. During this study period, 1593 small mammals were trapped and identified. They belong to 15 species, amongst which were nine species of rodents (Muridae, Cricetidae, Gliridae) and six species of shrews (Soricidae). They were weighted (gram) and measured (cm): head-body length, tail length and hind-foot length. Sexual characteristics were also recorded.

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Data Paper Fri, 30 Dec 2022 14:17:01 +0200
An updated checklist of Azorean arthropods (Arthropoda) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/97682/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e97682

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e97682

Authors: Paulo Borges, Lucas Lamelas-Lopez, Rui Andrade, Sébastien Lhoumeau, Virgílio Vieira, António Soares, Isabel Borges, Mário Boieiro, Pedro Cardoso, Luís Carlos Crespo, Ole Karsholt, Michael Schülke, Artur Serrano, José Alberto Quartau, Volker Assing

Abstract: The Azores is a remote oceanic archipelago of nine islands which belongs to the Macaronesia biogeographical region hosting a unique biodiversity. The present Azorean landscape is strongly modified by the presence of man and only in small areas, where the soil or climate was too rough, have primitive conditions remained unchanged. Despite the fact that most of the Azorean native habitats are now lost, a large number of endemic species are still present and need urgent conservation. The present checklist of terrestrial and freshwater arthropods of the Azores Archipelago is based on all known published literature. The main goal of this work is to list, as rigorously as possible, all the known terrestrial and freshwater arthropods of the Azores. In this way, we are contributing to solve the ‘Linnaean’ shortfall, i.e. an incomplete taxonomic description of species-level diversity and the Wallacean Biodiversity Shortfall, the incomplete species distribution knowledge.The checklist includes new records of arthropods at island and archipelago levels that were published in the last twelve years. Compared to the last checklist of Azorean arthropods (Borges et al. 2010b), a total of 217 taxa (species and subspecies) are added.Currently, the total number of terrestrial and freshwater arthropod species and subspecies in the Azores is estimated to be 2420 taxa belonging to 14 classes, 53 orders, 440 families, 1556 genera, 2400 species and 149 individual subspecies.The most diverse orders of Azorean arthropods are: Coleoptera (585 taxa), Diptera (423 taxa), Hemiptera (338 taxa), Hymenoptera (163 taxa), Lepidoptera (159 taxa) and Araneae (133 taxa).A total of 276 endemic taxa are currently known (232 species and 44 subspecies), belonging to eight classes and 22 orders. São Miguel, Terceira and Pico are the islands with higher number of endemic species and subspecies. In the Azores, the number of native non-endemic taxa is 793 taxa, totalling 1069 indigenous taxa. Compared to the other nearest Macaronesian archipelagos (Madeira and Canaries), the Azorean arthropod fauna is characterised by a lower percentage of endemism (endemics/indigenous: 26% in Azores, 47% in Madeira Archipelago and 42% in Canary Islands) and a high proportion of exotic introduced taxa (39% in Azores, 19% in Madeira Archipelago and 8% in Canary Islands).Based on recent IUCN Red-listing of Azorean arthropods, a large fraction of the endemic taxa is under high threat.

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Data Paper Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:10:16 +0200
SLAM Project - Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forests of Azores: V - New records of terrestrial arthropods after ten years of SLAM sampling https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/97952/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e97952

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e97952

Authors: Sébastien Lhoumeau, Pedro Cardoso, Mário Boieiro, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, Ricardo Costa, Lucas Lamelas-Lopez, Abrão Leite, Isabel Amorim do Rosário, Rosalina Gabriel, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, François Rigal, Ana Santos, Noelline Tsafack, Maria Ferreira, Paulo Borges

Abstract: A long-term study monitoring arthropods (Arthropoda) is being conducted since 2012 in the forests of Azorean Islands. Named "SLAM - Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores", this project aims to understand the impact of biodiversity erosion drivers in the distribution, abundance and diversity of Azorean arthropods. The current dataset represents arthropods that have been recorded using a total of 42 passive SLAM traps (Sea, Land and Air Malaise) deployed in native, mixed and exotic forest fragments in seven Azorean Islands (Flores, Faial, Pico, Graciosa, Terceira, São Miguel and Santa Maria). This manuscript is the fifth data-paper contribution, based on data from this long-term monitoring project.We targeted taxa for species identification belonging to Arachnida (excluding Acari), Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Hexapoda (excluding Collembola, Lepidoptera, Diptera and Hymenoptera (but including only Formicidae)). Specimens were sampled over seven Azorean Islands during the 2012-2021 period. Spiders (Araneae) data from Pico and Terceira Islands are not included since they have been already published elsewhere (Costa and Borges 2021, Lhoumeau et al. 2022). We collected a total of 176007 specimens, of which 168565 (95.7%) were identified to the species or subspecies level. For Araneae and some Hemiptera species, juveniles are also included in this paper, since the low diversity in the Azores allows a relatively precise species-level identification of this life-stage. We recorded a total of 316 named species and subspecies, belonging to 25 orders, 106 families and 260 genera. The ten most abundant species were mostly endemic or native non-endemic (one Opiliones, one Archaeognatha and seven Hemiptera) and only one exotic species, the Julida Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860). These ten species represent 107330 individuals (60%) of all sampled specimens and can be considered as the dominant species in the Azorean native forests for the target studied taxa. The Hemiptera were the most abundant taxa, with 90127 (50.4%) specimens. The Coleoptera were the most diverse with 30 (28.6%) families.We registered 72 new records for many of the islands (two for Flores, eight for Faial, 24 for Graciosa, 23 for Pico, eight for Terceira, three for São Miguel and four for Santa Maria). These records represent 58 species. None of them is new to the Azores Archipelago. Most of the new records are introduced species, all still with low abundance on the studied islands. This publication contributes to increasing the baseline information for future long-term comparisons of the arthropods of the studied sites and the knowledge of the arthropod fauna of the native forests of the Azores, in terms of species abundance, distribution and diversity throughout seasons and years.

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Data Paper Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:16:02 +0200
SLAM Project - Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores: IV - The spiders of Terceira and Pico Islands (2019-2021) and general diversity patterns after ten years of sampling https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/96442/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e96442

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e96442

Authors: Sébastien Lhoumeau, Pedro Cardoso, Ricardo Costa, Mário Boieiro, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Isabel Amorim, François Rigal, Ana Santos, Rosalina Gabriel, Paulo Borges

Abstract: Long-term studies are key to understand the drivers of biodiversity erosion, such as land-use change and habitat degradation, climate change, invasive species or pollution. The long-term project SLAM (Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores) started in 2012 and focuses on arthropod monitoring, using SLAM (Sea, Land and Air Malaise) traps, aiming to understand the impact of the drivers of biodiversity erosion on Azorean native forests (Azores, Portugal). This is the fourth contribution including SLAM project data and the second focused on the spider fauna (Arachnida, Araneae) of native forests on two islands (Pico and Terceira). In this contribution, we describe data collected between 2019 and 2021 and we analyse them together with a previously published database that covered the 2012-2019 period, in order to describe changes in species abundance patterns over the last ten years.We present abundance data of Azorean spider species for the 2019-2021 period in two Azorean Islands (Terceira and Pico). We also present analyses of species distribution and abundance of the whole sampling period. In the period of 2019-2021, we collected a total of 5110 spider specimens, of which 2449 (48%) were adults. Most juveniles, with the exception of some exotic Erigoninae, were also included in the data presented in this paper, since the low diversity of spiders in the Azores allows a relatively precise species-level identification of this life-stage. We recorded a total of 45 species, belonging to 39 genera and 16 families. The ten most abundant species were composed mostly of endemic or native non-endemic species and only two exotic species (Tenuiphantes tenuis (Blackwall, 1852) and Dysdera crocata C. L. Koch, 1838). They included 4308 individuals (84%) of all sampled specimens and were the dominant species in Azorean native forests. The family Linyphiidae was the richest and most abundant taxon, with 15 (33%) species and 2630 (51%) specimens. We report Cheiracanthium mildei L. Koch, 1864, a non-native species, from Pico Island for the first time. We found no new species records on Terceira Island. This publication contributes to increasing the baseline information for future long-term comparisons of the spiders on the studied sites and the knowledge of the arachnofauna of the native forests of Terceira and Pico, in terms of species abundance, distribution and diversity across seasons for a 10 years period.

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Data Paper Fri, 4 Nov 2022 13:01:02 +0200
Diversity of Lepidoptera (Insecta) recorded in a forest nursery of Nordeste County on São Miguel Island (Azores) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/89971/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e89971

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e89971

Authors: Virgílio Vieira, Luísa Oliveira, António Soares, Paulo Borges, Isabel Borges, João Tavares

Abstract: The diversity of moth species (Insecta, Lepidoptera) recorded in the forest nursery of Nordeste County on São Miguel Island (Azores) is given. Adults were sampled between March and December 2019 using three methods: (i) light trap to catch Noctuidae species, (ii) open-sided delta trap baited with a synthetic female sex pheromone lure to attract Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) males and (iii) entomological net to collect microlepidopteran moths. This contribution focuses mainly on the diversity of moths present in one forest nursery of Nordeste County of São Miguel Island (Azores), especially on the species associated with endemic and native plant species. It also contributes to better plan strategies for integrated protection and conservation measures, since nurseries host a great diversity of plants from the Laurel Forest, which may attract many lepidopteran species.A total of 10160 adults belonging to 33 lepidopteran species were recorded and listed by families, including: Argyresthiidae, one species (3%), Crambidae, four species (12%), Erebidae, one species (3%), Geometridae, five species (15%), Noctuidae, 18 species (55%), Sphingidae, one species (3%), Tineidae, one species (3%) and Tortricidae, two species (6%). The families Noctuidae, Geometridae and Crambidae were the most diverse. Those with the highest abundance of adults were the Noctuidae family, followed by the Geometridae, Crambidae, Tortricidae and Tineidae. The number of caught adults was consistently higher during spring and summer, decreasing sharply in late autumn. For 13 species caught in the light trap, the adult sex ratio was favourable to females. An analysis of the colonisation status, feeding and primary hosts of these endemic, native or exotic moth species contributes to our understanding of the factors that may lead to their establishment in Laurel Forest environments and to what extent there is a need to monitor and control them mainly with biological control agents.

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Data Paper Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:16:27 +0300
SLAM Project - Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the Natural Forest of Azores: III - Testing the impact of edge effects in a native forest of Terceira Island https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/85971/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e85971

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e85971

Authors: Paulo Borges, Lucas Lamelas-López, Noelline Tsafack, Mário Boieiro, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, Rosalina Gabriel, Rui Nunes, Maria Teresa Ferreira

Abstract: The data we present are part of the long-term project “SLAM Project - Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the Natural Forest of Azores” that started in 2012, aiming to understand the impact of biodiversity erosion drivers on Azorean native forests (Azores, Macaronesia, Portugal). The data for the current study consist in an inventory of arthropods collected in three locations of a native forest fragment at Terra-Brava protected area (Terceira, Azores, Portugal) aiming to test the impact of edge effects on Azorean arthropod communities. The three locations were: (i) the edge of the forest, closer to the pastures; (ii) an intermediate area (100 m from edge); and (iii) the deepest part of the native forest fragment (more than 300 m from edge). The study was carried out between June 2014 and December 2015. A total of nine passive flight interception SLAM (Sea, Land and Air Malaise) traps were deployed (three in each of the studied locations), during 18 consecutive months. This study provides the raw data to investigate temporal and edge effect variation for the Azorean arthropod communities.The collected arthropods belong to a wide diversity of taxonomic groups of Arachnida, Diplopoda, Chilopoda and Insecta classes. We collected a total of 13,516 specimens from which it was possible to identify to species level almost all specimens (13,504). These identified specimens belong to 15 orders, 58 families (plus three with only genus or family level identification) and 97 species of arthropods. A total of 35 species are considered introduced, 34 native non-endemic and 28 endemic. Additionally, a total of 10 taxa (12 specimens) were recorded at genus, family or order level. This dataset will allow researchers to test the impact of edge effect on arthropod biodiversity and to investigate seasonal changes in Azorean arthropod native forest communities.

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Data Paper Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:01:01 +0300
Database of butterfly and moth observations in the Netherlands: research from 1947-2020 https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/78784/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e78784

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e78784

Authors: François Slieker, Niels Raes

Abstract: The Natural History Museum Rotterdam (NMR) is a regional natural history museum in The Netherlands that focuses on nature and biodiversity of the city of Rotterdam and its surroundings. Bureau Stadsnatuur Rotterdam (bSR) is part of the NMR and collects, mainly on behalf of third parties, data on the flora and fauna from primarily urban areas. The NMR has received a large amount of observation data (1,363 different species in 886,902 observations), in particular of moths and mainly from the Provinces of Zuid-Holland, Noord-Holland and Noord-Brabant from the period 1947-2020. The observation dataset was compiled and standardised from 18 different datasets and stored in a database and published at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).For the first time, a large butterfly and moth observations dataset with historical distribution data for The Netherlands is mobilised and serves as a baseline lepidopteran biodiversity record.

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Data Paper Thu, 7 Apr 2022 09:18:04 +0300
New records, detailed distribution and abundance of rove-beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) collected between 1990 and 2015 in Azores (Portugal) with an updated checklist https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/78896/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e78896

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e78896

Authors: Paulo Borges, Lucas Lamelas-Lopez, Volker Assing, Michael Schülke

Abstract: The dataset we present consists of an inventory compiling all records and knowledge about Staphylinidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) in the Azores and is part of a long-term monitoring performed between 1990 and 2015 in different habitat types of eight islands of the Azores Archipelago. Most samples come from the BALA project (Biodiversity of Arthropods from the Laurisilva of Azores) that sampled native forests in the Azores. Additional sampled habitats include exotic forests, intensive and semi-natural pasturelands, orchards, caves and lava flows. Most of the records (about 96.7%) were collected in standardised sampling campaigns, which included pitfall traps and beating transect protocols. Non-standardised records are based on hand-collecting and sifting, as well as cave, colour and malaise traps.We provide a long-term inventory of Staphylinidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) collected in the course of several standardised sampling campaigns and recorded with non-standardised methods. We collected a total of 10744 specimens belonging to 69 identified species of Staphylinidae, which represents 51% of the species known from the Azores Archipelago. Four endemic species were sampled, representing 40% of the known Azorean endemic species. From this dataset, seven species are new for the Azores: Aleochara funebris Wollaston, 1864; Amischa forcipata Mulsant & Rey, 1873; Bledius unicornis (Germar, 1825); Carpelimus troglodytes (Erichson, 1840); Cypha seminulum (Erichson, 1839); Paraphloeostiba gayndahensis (MacLeay, 1871); Tachyporus caucasicus Kolenati, 1846. We also registered a total of 66 new island records for eight Azorean islands. This contribution continues a series of publications on the distribution and abundance of Azorean arthropods. We also provide an updated list of Azorean rove-beetles (Staphylinidae) that now includes 136 species, ten of them considered Azorean endemics.

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Data Paper Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:13:20 +0200
An updated checklist to the biodiversity data of ladybeetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Azores Archipelago (Portugal) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/77464/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e77464

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e77464

Authors: António Soares, Isabel Borges, Hugo Calado, Paulo Borges

Abstract: A recently-published review from 2021 presents a comprehensive checklist of ladybeetles of Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira Archipelagos. Until then, the available information was very scattered and based on a single revision dating back to 1986, a few international catalogues and databases, individual records and studies on communities of agroecosystems. However, no information was available on faunal composition across the Azorean islands and their habitats, using standardised inventories. Here, we present data about the biodiversity of ladybeetles and their distribution and abundance in five Islands of the Azores (Faial, Graciosa, Pico, São Jorge and São Miguel). Surveys included herbaceous and arboreal habitats from native to anthropogenic-managed habitats: ruderal road vegetation, vegetable garden, mixed forest of endemic and non-native host plants, coastal prairies, coastal mixed vegetation, cornfields and urban areas. We aimed to contribute to the ongoing effort to document the terrestrial biodiversity of Portugal, including the Archipelago of the Azores, within the research project AZORESBIOPORTAL–PORBIOTA (ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000072).In this study, a total of 1,487 specimens of Coccinellidae belonging to 19 species are reported for several habitats. The listed species are from one single sub-familiy (Coccinellinae) and six tribes; Chilocorini (one species), Coccidulini (three species), Coccinellini (six species), Noviini (one species), Scymnini (seven species), Stethorini (one species). The number of species collected per island differed; Faial (10 species), Graciosa (four species), Pico (seven species), São Jorge (seven species) and São Miguel (12 species). For six species, new island records are given. Currently, the number of species known to occur in the Azores are 32, including two doubtful records. The majority of species are Scymnini, being Scymnus (Scymnus) interruptus (Goeze, 1777) and Scymnus (Scymnus) nubilus Mulsant, 1850, the most abundant species (relative abundance 71.1%). This database will be the baseline of a long-term monitoring project allowing assessment of the impact of ongoing global changes in the distribution and abundance of ladybeetles.

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Data Paper Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:15:00 +0200
Monitoring Arthropods in Azorean Agroecosystems: the project AGRO-ECOSERVICES https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/77548/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e77548

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e77548

Authors: Paulo Borges, Rui Nunes, Lucas Lamelas-López, Enésima Pereira, Ricardo Costa, Paulo Monjardino, David Lopes, António Soares, Artur Gil, François Rigal, Marco Ferrante, Gabor Lövei

Abstract: The data we present are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing ecosystem services and disservices provided by arthropod species in Azorean agroecosystems). The project aims to evaluate the relative importance of native and non-native organisms as ecosystem services (ES) and disservices (ED) providers, by combining novel, direct and quantitative tools for monitoring agro-biodiversity. Ecosystem services include evaluation of natural pest control by predation, seed predation on weed plants, pollination, decomposition and ecosystem disservices, herbivory and seed predation on crop plants. Active Aerial Searching (AAS) (only in maize-fields) and pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity (predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests) on four agricultural habitats of Terceira Island, namely citrus orchards, low and high elevation maize fields and vineyards.We provided an inventory of all arthropods recorded in four Azorean agroecosystems (citrus orchards, low and high elevation maize fields and vineyards) from Terceira Island. A total of 50412 specimens were collected, belonging to four classes, 20 orders, 81 families and 200 identified species of arthropods. A total of 127 species are considered introduced (n = 22646) and 69 native non-endemic (n = 24117). Four endemic species were recorded with very few specimens (n = 14) and 3635 specimens belong to unidentified taxa recorded only at genus or family level. Five species are new records for Terceira Island, with Lagria hirta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) being also a new record for the Azores. This publication contributes to a better knowledge of the arthropods communities present in agro-ecosystems of Terceira Island and will serve as a baseline for future monitoring schemes targeting the long-term change in arthropod diversity and abundance.

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Data Paper Thu, 9 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0200
Monitoring of adult emergence in the pine processionary moth between 1970 and 1984 in Mont Ventoux, France https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/61086/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e61086

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e61086

Authors: Jean-Claude Martin, Jean-Pierre Rossi, Maurane Buradino, Carole Kerdelhué

Abstract: The current climate change has marked impacts on the phenology of species, i.e., the timing of the various stages of their life cycle. Yet, to fully understand how phenological patterns are modified by the changes of temperature regimes, it is of prime importance to rely on high quality historical data. We here document a very valuable data set including the individual monitoring of the end of the larval phase and the date of adult emergence in the pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa. A total of 46 479 caterpillars were followed between 1970 and 1984 in 6 sites along an altitudinal gradient in southern France. As optional prolonged diapause occurs in this species, i.e. some individuals experience one or more years of diapause before emerging, the caterpillars sampled any given year were monitored during up to 5 years. The goal was to give precise information about phenology in this species to further analyse its spatial and temporal patterns of variation.This dataset is unique by its richness and the type of data it contains. Phenology in the pine processionary moth is often monitored by the use of pheromone traps in the field, which does not provide all the necessary information because it is then not possible to trace back the exact origin of the moth trapped, nor to characterise other steps of the life cycle. More, as it corresponds to historical data dating back to the 70s and the 80s, it provides a historical baseline of trends in the pre-warming period.

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Data Paper Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:45:00 +0200
LifeWatch observatory data: phytoplankton observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/57236/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e57236

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e57236

Authors: Luz Amadei Martínez, Jonas Mortelmans, Nick Dillen, Elisabeth Debusschere, Klaas Deneudt

Abstract: This paper describes a phytoplankton data series generated through systematic observations in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS). Phytoplankton samples are collected during multidisciplinary sampling campaigns, visiting nine nearshore stations with monthly frequency, and an additional eight offshore stations on a seasonal basis.The data series contain taxon specific phytoplankton densities determined by analysis with the Flow Cytometer And Microscope (FlowCAM®) and associated image based classification. The classification is performed by two separate semi-automated classification systems, followed by manual validation by taxonomic experts. To date 637,819 biological particles have been collected and identified, yielding a large dataset of validated phytoplankton images. The collection and processing of the 2017–2018 dataset is described, along with its data curation, quality control and data storage. In addition, the classification of images using image classification algorithms based on convolutional neural networks (CNN) from 2019 onwards is also described. Data is published in a standardized format together with environmental parameters, accompanied by extensive metadata descriptions, and finally labelled with digital identifiers for traceability. The data are published under a CC‐BY 4.0 license, allowing use of the data under the condition of providing the reference to the original source.

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Data Paper Wed, 16 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0200
Distribution of ticks, tick-borne pathogens and the associated local environmental factors including small mammals and livestock, in two French agricultural sites: the OSCAR database https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/50123/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e50123

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e50123

Authors: Isabelle Lebert, Albert Agoulon, Suzanne Bastian, Alain Butet, Bruno Cargnelutti, Nicolas Cèbe, Amélie Chastagner, Elsa Léger, Bruno Lourtet, Sébastien Masseglia, Karen McCoy, Joël Merlet, Valérie Noël, Grégoire Perez, Denis Picot, Angélique Pion, Valérie Poux, Jean-Luc Rames, Yann Rantier, Hélène Verheyden, Gwenael Vourc'h, Olivier Plantard

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Data Paper Tue, 5 May 2020 15:00:00 +0300
Biota from the coastal wetlands of Praia da Vitória (Terceira, Azores, Portugal): Part 1 - Arthropods https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/27194/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e27194

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e27194

Authors: Paulo Borges, Rosalina Gabriel, César Pimentel, Mariana Brito, Artur Serrano, Luís Carlos Crespo, Volker Assing, Peter Stüben, Simone Fattorini, António Soares, Enésima Mendonça, Elisabete Nogueira

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Data Paper Wed, 25 Jul 2018 09:47:36 +0300
Abundance indices and biological traits of juvenile salmon (Salmo salar) sampled in three rivers on the Atlantic and Channel coasts (France) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/15125/ Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e15125

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e15125

Authors: Frédéric Marchand, Laurent Beaulaton, Etienne Prévost, Richard Delanoë, Jean-Pierre Destouches, François Gueraud, Yoann Guilloux, Nicolas Jeannot, Emmanuel Huchet, Frédéric Lange, Jacques Rives, Julien Tremblay, Nadine Herrard, Didier Azam

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Data Paper Thu, 9 Nov 2017 11:42:14 +0200
Conservation status of the forest beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) from Azores, Portugal https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/14557/ Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e14557

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e14557

Authors: Paulo Borges, Lucas Lamelas-López, Isabel Amorim, Anja Danielczak, Rui Nunes, Artur R.M. Serrano, Mário Boieiro, Carla Rego, Axel Hochkirch, Virgílio Vieira

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Species Conservation Profiles Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:59:05 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/8049/ Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e8049

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e8049

Authors: Mattias Forshage, Jeremy Bowdrey, Gavin Broad, Brian Spooner, Frank van Veen

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 9 Mar 2017 14:20:08 +0200
Building a database for long-term monitoring of benthic macrofauna in the Pertuis-Charentais (2004-2014) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/10288/ Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e10288

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e10288

Authors: Anne Philippe, Christine Plumejeaud-Perreau, Jérôme Jourde, Philippe Pineau, Nicolas Lachaussée, Emmanuel Joyeux, Frédéric Corre, Philippe Delaporte, Pierrick Bocher

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Data Paper Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:52:21 +0200
iCollections – Digitising the British and Irish Butterflies in the Natural History Museum, London https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/9559/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e9559

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e9559

Authors: Gordon Paterson, Sara Albuquerque, Vladimir Blagoderov, Stephen Brooks, Steve Cafferty, Elisa Cane, Victoria Carter, John Chainey, Robyn Crowther, Lyndsey Douglas, Joanna Durant, Liz Duffell, Adrian Hine, Martin Honey, Blanca Huertas, Theresa Howard, Rob Huxley, Ian Kitching, Sophie Ledger, Caitlin McLaughlin, Geoff Martin, Gerardo Mazzetta, Malcolm Penn, Jasmin Perera, Mike Sadka, Elisabetta Scialabba, Angela Self, Darrell Siebert, Chris Sleep, Flavia Toloni, Peter Wing

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Data Paper Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:49:34 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/9042/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e9042

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e9042

Authors: Gavin Broad

Abstract: The checklist of British and Irish Ichneumonidae is revised, based in large part on the collections of the Natural History Museum, London and the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh. Distribution records are provided at the country level.Of the 2,447 species regarded as valid and certainly identified, 214 are here recorded for the first time from the British Isles. Neorhacodinae is considered to be a separate subfamily rather than a synonym of Tersilochinae. Echthrini is treated as a junior synonym of the tribe Cryptini, not Hemigastrini. Echthrus Gravenhorst and Helcostizus Förster are classified in Cryptini rather than, respectively, Hemigastrini and Phygadeuontini.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 5 Jul 2016 11:47:40 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Chalcidoidea and Mymarommatoidea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/8013/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e8013

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8013

Authors: Natalie Dale-Skey, Richard Askew, John Noyes, Laurence Livermore, Gavin Broad

Abstract: Background A revised checklist of the British and Irish Chalcidoidea and Mymarommatoidea substantially updates the previous comprehensive checklist, dating from 1978. Country level data (i.e. occurrence in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Isle of Man) is reported where known. New information A total of 1754 British and Irish Chalcidoidea species represents a 22% increase on the number of British species known in 1978.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 6 Jun 2016 14:37:57 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Platygastroidea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7991/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7991

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7991

Authors: Peter Buhl, Gavin Broad, David Notton

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 22 Apr 2016 12:05:48 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Braconidae https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/8151/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e8151

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8151

Authors: Gavin Broad, Mark Shaw, H. Charles Godfray

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:36:30 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Proctotrupoidea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7936/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7936

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7936

Authors: Gavin Broad

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:01:39 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Trigonaloidea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7935/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7935

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7935

Authors: Gavin Broad

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:41:07 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - aculeates (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/8050/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e8050

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8050

Authors: George Else, Barry Bolton, Gavin Broad

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 7 Apr 2016 11:54:35 +0300
The Meristogram: a neglected tool for acanthocephalan systematics https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7606/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7606

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7606

Authors: Matthew Wayland

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Research Article Thu, 4 Feb 2016 09:41:35 +0200
A benchmark survey of the common plants of South Northumberland and Durham, United Kingdom https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7318/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e7318

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e7318

Authors: Quentin Groom, John Durkin, John O'Reilly, Andy Mclay, A Richards, Janet Angel, Angela Horsley, Megs Rogers, Gordon Young

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Data Paper Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:14:30 +0200
Natural History Museum Sound Archive I: Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae Leach, 1815, including 3D scans of burrow casts of Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Linnaeus, 1758) and Gryllotalpa vineae Bennet-Clark, 1970 https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7442/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e7442

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e7442

Authors: Ed Baker, Yoke-Shum Broom

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Data Paper Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:06:19 +0200
Preliminary data on pupal development, lifespan and fertility of Cynomya mortuorum (L., 1761) in Belgium (Diptera: Calliphoridae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/5387/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5387

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5387

Authors: Yves Braet, Luc Bourguignon, Sofie Vanpoucke, Valérie Drome, Françoise Hubrecht

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Research Article Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:30:50 +0300
Catalogue of type specimens of fungi and lichens deposited in the Herbarium of the University of Granada (Spain) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/5204/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5204

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5204

Authors: M. Teresa Vizoso, Carmen Quesada

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Data Paper Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:21:20 +0300
PASSIFOR: A reference library of DNA barcodes for French saproxylic beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4078/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4078

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4078

Authors: Rodolphe Rougerie, Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde, Thomas Barnouin, Julien Delnatte, Nicolas Moulin, Thierry Noblecourt, Benoît Nusillard, Guillem Parmain, Fabien Soldati, Christophe Bouget

Abstract: Saproxylic beetles – associated with dead wood or with other insects, fungi and microorganisms that decompose it – play a major role in forest nutrient cycling. They are important ecosystem service providers and are used as key bio-indicators of old-growth forests. In France alone, where the present study took place, there are about 2500 species distributed within 71 families. This high diversity represents a major challenge for specimen sorting and identification. The PASSIFOR project aims at developing a DNA metabarcoding approach to facilitate and enhance the monitoring of saproxylic beetles as indicators in ecological studies. As a first step toward that goal we assembled a library of DNA barcodes using the standard genetic marker for animals, i.e. a portion of the COI mitochondrial gene. In the present contribution, we release a library including 656 records representing 410 species in 40 different families. Species were identified by expert taxonomists, and each record is linked to a voucher specimen to enable future morphological examination. We also highlight and briefly discuss cases of low interspecific divergences, as well as cases of high intraspecific divergences that might represent cases of overlooked or cryptic diversity.

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Data Paper Wed, 4 Mar 2015 11:08:50 +0200
An exhaustive inventory of coniferous trees in an agricultural landscape https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4660/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4660

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4660

Authors: Jérôme Rousselet, Alain Roques, Jacques Garcia, Jean-Pierre Rossi

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Data Paper Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:46:36 +0200
The Afrotropical Miomantis caffra Saussure 1871 and M. paykullii Stal 1871: first records of alien mantid species in Portugal and Europe, with an updated checklist of Mantodea in Portugal (Insecta: Mantodea) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4117/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e4117

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4117

Authors: Eduardo Marabuto

Abstract: The recent growing interest on the Mantodea fauna of southern Europe and Portugal in particular, has enabled the discovery of two geographically separated populations of hitherto unknown species in Europe. Analysis of specimens shows that they belong to two Afrotropical mantids: Miomantis caffra Saussure, 1871 and Miomantis paykullii Stal, 1871, thus raising the number of known species in Europe to 39 and in Portugal to 11. While these are remarkable findings, they also represent the first alien mantis species recorded from this continent. As yet, these species appear to be confined to artificial humanised gardened areas but call for more attention to the problem of biological invasions and the need for better bio-security measures for the conservation of natural ecosystems. In the absence of recent revisionary work on the Mantodea of Portugal and given the need to provide an accessible identification tool, both a checklist and a key to species are provided for all species in the country.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 12 Nov 2014 03:24:01 +0200
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Sawflies, ‘Symphyta’ https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/1168/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1168

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1168

Authors: Andrew Liston, Guy Knight, David Sheppard, Gavin Broad, Laurence Livermore

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:30:24 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Ceraphronoidea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/1167/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1167

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1167

Authors: Gavin Broad, Laurence Livermore

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:30:13 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Evanioidea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/1116/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1116

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1116

Authors: Gavin Broad, Laurence Livermore

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 17 Jun 2014 10:00:00 +0300
Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Introduction https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/1113/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1113

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1113

Authors: Gavin Broad

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Research Article Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:00:00 +0300
Morphological and Geographical Traits of the British Odonata https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/1041/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1041

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1041

Authors: Gary Powney, Stephen Brooks, Louise Barwell, Phil Bowles, Robert Fitt, Alyson Pavitt, Rebecca Spriggs, Nick Isaac

Abstract: Trait data are fundamental for many aspects of ecological research, particularly for modeling species response to environmental change. We synthesised information from the literature (mainly field guides) and direct measurements from museum specimens, providing a comprehensive dataset of 26 attributes, covering the 43 resident species of Odonata in Britain. Traits included in this database range from morphological traits (e.g. body length) to attributes based on the distribution of the species (e.g. climatic restriction). We measured 11 morphometric traits from five adult males and five adult females per species. Using digital callipers, these measurements were taken from dry museum specimens, all of which were wild caught individuals. Repeated measures were also taken to estimate measurement error. The trait data are stored in an online repository (https://github.com/BiologicalRecordsCentre/Odonata_traits), alongside R code designed to give an overview of the morphometric data, and to combine the morphometric data to the single value per trait per species data.

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Data Paper Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:44:12 +0200
From Corsica to Britain: new outdoor records of Ocnerodrilidae (Annelida: Clitellata) in western Europe https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/985/ Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e985

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.1.e985

Authors: Emilia Rota

Abstract: The ocnerodrilids Eukerria saltensis (Beddard, 1895) and Ocnerodrilus occidentalis Eisen, 1878 are reported for the first time from outdoor localities above 42° N in Europe. The present new records comprise the first ever from England (River Thames, central London) and from France (River Golo, northern Corsica) and the northernmost occurrences in Italy (Liguria and Veneto). The new latitudinal limits and the numerosity of outdoor records suggest that the current environmental and climate changes are substantially enhancing the dispersal and survival possibilities of these worms, even though different transport vectors seem to be involved for the two species.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 28 Oct 2013 05:30:00 +0200
Spider hosts (Arachnida, Araneae) and wasp parasitoids (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ephialtini) matched using DNA barcodes https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/992/ Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e992

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.1.e992

Authors: Jeremy Miller, J. Dick Belgers, Kevin Beentjes, Kees Zwakhals, Peter van Helsdingen

Abstract: The study of parasitoids and their hosts suffers from a lack of reliable taxonomic data. We use a combination of morphological characters and DNA sequences to produce taxonomic determinations that can be verified with reference to specimens in an accessible collection and DNA barcode sequences posted to the Barcode of Life database (BOLD). We demonstrate that DNA can be successfully extracted from consumed host spiders and the shed pupal case of a wasp using non-destructive methods. We found Acrodactyla quadrisculpta to be a parasitoid of Tetragnatha montana; Zatypota percontatoria and Z. bohemani both are parasitoids of Neottiura bimaculata. Zatypota anomala is a parasitoid of an as yet unidentified host in the family Dictynidae, but the host species may be possible to identify in the future as the library of reference sequences on BOLD continues to grow. The study of parasitoids and their hosts traditionally requires specialized knowledge and techniques, and accumulating data is a slow process. DNA barcoding could allow more professional and amateur naturalists to contribute data to this field of study. A publication venue dedicated to aggregating datasets of all sizes online is well suited to this model of distributed science.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 16 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0300