A revision of the Blattodea, Ensifera and Caelifera described by H. Fruhstorfer

Baur, Hannes; Coray, Armin

doi:10.5962/bhl.part.80256

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“…Among orthoptera, the Caelifera suborder includes only strictly vegetarian species, while Ensifera are omnivorous, but largely feed on plant material (Ingrisch and Köhler 1998 ; Baur et al 2006 ). We, therefore, included both suborders in the subsequent analyses.…”

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“…Orthoptera surveys were performed under optimal weather conditions for insect activity, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on days with maximal sunshine levels. Species determination was done through visual and auditory identification using the reference work for Swiss Orthoptera (Baur et al 2006 ). We estimated the abundance of each species following a “Z” sampling pattern across the 100 m 2 study area by counting all adult orthoptera specimens that were visually detected without distinguishing sex.…”

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Contrasting responses of above- and below-ground herbivore communities along elevation

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Above- and below-ground herbivory are key ecosystem processes that can be substantially altered by environmental changes. However, direct comparisons of the coupled variations of above- and below-ground herbivore communities along elevation gradients remain sparse. Here, we studied the variation in assemblages of two dominant groups of herbivores, namely, aboveground orthoptera and belowground nematodes, in grasslands along six elevation gradients in the Swiss Alps. By examining variations of community properties of herbivores and their food plants along montane clines, we sought to determine whether the structure and functional properties of these taxonomic groups change with elevation. We found that orthoptera decreased in both species richness and abundance with elevation. In contrast with aboveground herbivores, the taxonomic richness and the total abundance of nematode did not covary with elevation. We further found a stronger shift in above- than below-ground functional properties along elevation, where the mandibular strength of orthoptera matched a shift in leaf toughness. Nematodes showed a weaker pattern of declined sedentary behavior and increased mobility with elevation. In contrast to the direct exposal of aboveground organisms to the surface climate, conditions may be buffered belowground, which together with the influence of edaphic factors on the biodiversity of soil biota, may explain the differences between elevational patterns of above- and below-ground communities. Our study emphasizes the necessity to consider both the above- and below-ground compartments to understand the impact of current and future climatic variation on ecosystems, from a functional perspective of species interactions.

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“…In both cases, orthopterans were collected manually and most of the individuals were identified directly in the field, while those not readily identifiable were suppressed in a 70% ethanol solution and recognised later in laboratory. Species identification was carried out mainly by analysing the morphological traits, following the keys of Coray and Thorens (2001) , Baur et al (2006) and Massa et al (2012) . All the collected individuals were dried and included in a reference collection (now preserved at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia).…”

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“…The species not treated by Reinhardt et al (2005) and Marini et al (2010) were assigned to mobility and habitat specificity classes according to their wing development and their habitat requirements, gathering this information from Baur et al (2006) and Massa et al (2012) .…”

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The orthopterans of the rice agroecosystem in western Lomellina (Lombardy, Italy)

Giuliano¹,

Bogliani²

2018

BDJ

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Rice fields represent a valuable surrogate habitat for many wetland species, playing an important role for biodiversity conservation in human-managed landscapes. Despite the fact that several taxonomic groups have been thoroughly investigated in this agroecosystem, little is known about the orthopteran fauna which lives in and around rice paddies, especially in Europe. In this paper, we provide a first description of the orthopteran assemblages hosted in the rice agroecosystems of northern Italy, trying to evaluate their conservation value through an analysis of species ecological traits (habitat specificity and dispersal capacity). During field samplings in summer 2016, we detected 25 orthopteran species. The 24% of the community was composed by habitat specialist species and the 56% of the sampled taxa was characterised by high dispersal capacities. Rice fields are an extremely dynamic ecosystem, characterised by the continuous succession of flooding and drying periods and conditioned by many other farming activities. Consequently, the orthopteran fauna in rice crops is mainly composed of species well adapted to sudden environmental changes. On the other hand, rice fields represent a particular biotope, providing a suitable habitat especially for hygrophilous species, which are otherwise restricted to scattered marsh areas. In order to preserve orthopteran diversity in rice agroecosystems, sustainable farming practices should be applied, especially by preserving and restoring marginal semi-natural habitats, by reducing grass management intensity on paddy banks and by discouraging rice cultivation in dry soils.

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“…The ZMH Orthoptera collection is of special value as many specialists have worked in the museum and deposited material: the museum houses the type material of many species collected by Hans Fruhstorfer, who mainly worked in Asia and South America (Baur and Coray 2004). Further, Yngve Sjöstedt, a Swedish biologist, who collected material during expeditions to Africa (Sjöstedt 1925), deposited many types in Hamburg.…”

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An annotated catalogue of the types of short-horned grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Caelifera) housed in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH)

Dey¹,

Husemann²

2018

EvolSyst

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Zoological collections remain the main archive of animal life on earth, especially in times of mass extinctions. The most important animals of these collections are the type specimens, which represent the original reference for a species. While a full digitization of most museum collections currently remains utopic, lists of types are an essential resource for researchers to perform taxonomic revisions. Here, we provide an updated type catalogue of the short-horned grasshoppers (Caelifera) housed in the Zoological Museum of Hamburg (ZMH), now part of the Center for Natural History Hamburg (CeNak). This collection comprises 209 type specimens belonging to 128 species: 65 holotypes, three lectotypes, one syntype and a large number of paratypes. We also list topotypes of two species for reasons of completeness but note that they have no formal status. Overall, types of 13 species were added to the collection since the last catalogues in 1968 and 1977 and several corrections to the last catalogues were made. We provide a full bibliography for these species, aiming to provide a comprehensive taxonomic guide to this collection.

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A revision of the Blattodea, Ensifera and Caelifera described by H. Fruhstorfer

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Contrasting responses of above- and below-ground herbivore communities along elevation

Contrasting responses of above- and below-ground herbivore communities along elevation

The orthopterans of the rice agroecosystem in western Lomellina (Lombardy, Italy)

An annotated catalogue of the types of short-horned grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Caelifera) housed in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH)

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