A New State Record for Chelobasis bicolor Gray (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Arescini) and New Host Association with Heliconia bourgaeana Peterson (Heliconiaceae) in Mexico

López‐Pérez, Sara; Benítez‐Malvido, Julieta; Lobato-García, Juan Manuel; Siliceo-Cantero, Héctor Hugo; Santillán-Mendoza, Ricardo

doi:10.1649/0010-065x-74.3.572

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“…Los inquilinos de las heliconias pueden ser visitantes ocasionales, que utilizan la planta como sustrato para alimentarse, o residentes permanentes, como algunas especies de escarabajos especialistas y orugas de mariposas que desarrollan sus ciclos de vida en las heliconias (López-Pérez et al, 2020;Seifert 1982).…”

Section: Las Heliconias Y Sus Pequeños Inquilinosunclassified

Heliconias: de plantas ornamentales a pequeños microhábitats dentro de las selvas tropicales

Méndez Rojas,

Lobato-García,

Benítez-Malvido

2024

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Las heliconias, conocidas como “platanillos”, son plantas que se destacan por la llamativa coloración de sus inflorescencias. Este escrito explora a fondo estas especies que habitan las selvas tropicales, centrándose en sus múltiples facetas. Examina los usos predominantes de las heliconias, tanto como plantas ornamentales en entornos rurales y urbanos como en rituales religiosos. Una atención especial se dedica a las inflorescencias de las heliconias, consideradas como ecosistemas en miniatura. Estas estructuras albergan diversas especies de insectos y otros invertebrados que viven, se alimentan y se reproducen dentro de las hojas modificadas conocidas como brácteas. Sin embargo, el artículo resalta una amenaza inminente: la destrucción de las selvas tropicales. Este factor no sólo pone en peligro la supervivencia de las heliconias, sino también la diversidad de insectos e invertebrados asociados a ellas.

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Section: Las Heliconias Y Sus Pequeños Inquilinosunclassified

Heliconias: de plantas ornamentales a pequeños microhábitats dentro de las selvas tropicales

Méndez Rojas,

Lobato-García,

Benítez-Malvido

2024

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Effect of Habitat Disturbance on the Composition of Soil Nematode Functional Groups Associated with a Tropical Herb: Heliconia collinsiana

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Habitat loss affects the nature of biotic interactions in all ecosystems and at all levels of the food web. Nevertheless, little attention has been given to soil nematodes in tropical habitats despite their important role in ecosystem functioning worldwide. Here, we analyzed the influence of anthropogenic habitat disturbance on the absolute and relative density and composition (i.e., trophic guilds) of soil nematode communities associated with the rhizosphere of the tropical herb Heliconia collinsiana in continuous mature forests and human-induced secondary forests. We compared nematode densities based on the following feeding guilds: bacterivores, fungivores, herbivores and predators. Thereafter, we classified herbivorous nematodes into genera and described soil properties in both habitat types including pH, electrical conductivity, and organic matter content. Herbivores were significantly the most abundant feeding guild for both habitats represented by Criconemella spp., Helicotylenchus spp., and Meloidogyne spp., which showed no significant differences in density between habitats. Relative but not absolute nematode density differed between habitats, with fungivore nematodes being significantly lower in secondary forests. No significant differences in soil properties were detected. Overall, our results suggest that forest disturbance affects the nematode community associated with the rhizosphere of H. collinsiana which may affect forest succession and the dynamics of the soil biota. Our study contributes to the understanding of biotic interactions in conserved and disturbed tropical habitats.

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A New State Record for Chelobasis bicolor Gray (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Arescini) and New Host Association with Heliconia bourgaeana Peterson (Heliconiaceae) in Mexico

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Heliconias: de plantas ornamentales a pequeños microhábitats dentro de las selvas tropicales

Heliconias: de plantas ornamentales a pequeños microhábitats dentro de las selvas tropicales

Effect of Habitat Disturbance on the Composition of Soil Nematode Functional Groups Associated with a Tropical Herb: Heliconia collinsiana

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