The ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve, Russia

Попкова, Т. В.; Zryanin, V.A.; Ruchin, Alexander B.

doi:10.24189/ncr.2021.037

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“…Forests are three-dimensional ecosystems where all organisms are distributed not only along various horizontal ecological gradients, e.g., [1][2][3], but also along the vertical gradient between forest litter and tree crowns [4]. For example, many studies have been conducted on the vertical stratification of different insect orders.…”

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Vertical Stratification of Beetles in Deciduous Forest Communities in the Centre of European Russia

Ruchin

Egorov

2021

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Studies on the vertical distribution of arthropods in temperate forests have revealed the uneven vertical distribution of communities. Many factors influence these patterns simultaneously. However, there are still many questions related to the vertical distribution of Coleoptera in deciduous forests of the temperate zone. The research was carried out within the territory of the Republic of Mordovia (the center of the European part of Russia). Fermental traps with a bait made of fermenting beer with sugar were used to collect Coleoptera. The collections were carried out from May to September 2020 at five sites in a deciduous forest. We set traps at a height of 1.5, 3.5, 7.5 and 12 m above the ground) on the branches of trees. Ninety-two species were identified at the end of studies at different heights. The families Nitidulidae (15 species), Cerambycidae (14 species), Elateridae (7 species), Curculionidae (7 species) and Scarabaeidae (7 species) had the greatest species diversity. The greatest species diversity was recorded at a height of 1.5 m, while the smallest one was recorded at a height of 7.5 m. The minimum number of specimens was recorded at a height of 12 m. The largest differences in the Jaccard similarity index were obtained between samples from a height of 1.5 and 12 m. The Shannon’s diversity index was higher near the ground than in the tree crowns (at heights of 7.5 and 12 m), and the Simpson index had the opposite tendency. Glischrochilus hortensis and to a lesser extent Cychramus luteus preferred to live in the lowest layers of deciduous forest (1.5 m). Cryptarcha strigata was mainly found with relatively high numbers at heights of 3.5 m and 7.5 m. The abundance and occurrence of Protaetia marmorata and Quedius dilatatus were higher in the uppermost layers of the crowns. The number of saproxylic beetle species at heights of 3.5–12 m was almost the same, while in the surface layer it decreased. The number of anthophilic beetle species was also lower at a low altitude. Our data confirm the relevance of sampling in forest ecosystems at different altitudes while studying arthropod biodiversity.

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Vertical Stratification of Beetles in Deciduous Forest Communities in the Centre of European Russia

Ruchin

Egorov

2021

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“…It is in the lower tier of the forest that the amount of food for all these forms is quite abundant (plant juices, flowering plants, decomposing organic substrates in the form of mushrooms, stumps, branches, carrion, leaves, etc.) [21,22]. At the level of tree crowns and under the canopy of the forest, the number of those orders increases, whose imagos mainly consume the leaking juice, and the larvae are xylophages, mycophages or phytophages.…”

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Vertical stratification and dynamics of insect communities in deciduous forests (Center of European Russia)

Ruchin

2023

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The vertical distribution of insects was studied in deciduous forests of the temperate zone (the center of European Russia). During the research, 81342 individuals from 10 insect orders (Dermaptera, Blattodea, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Neuroptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Mecoptera) were collected. Diptera, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera were the most numerous. The total number of Coleoptera and Diptera was higher at an altitude of 1.5 m, and Lepidoptera prevailed at an altitude of 12 m. Species from the orders Hymenoptera, Dermaptera, Neuroptera and Trichoptera dominated the tree crowns. The number of Blattodea was higher in the lower tiers of the forest. The seasonal dynamics of the number of insects in traps tended to increase significantly by September. But each order had its own dynamics of numbers during the season.

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“…The literature reports that ants (Myrmica and Lasius) quite often populate the soil outliers made by the European mole. Representatives of these taxa are found in Mordovia (Popkova et al 2021).…”

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Commensals of underground mammals: European mole (Talpa europaea, Eulipotyphla, Talpidae) and the greater mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus, Rodentia, Spalacidae)

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Abstract. Stepanova I, Andreychev A, Kulakhmetov R, Lobachev E. 2021. Commensals of underground mammals: European mole (Talpa europaea, Eulipotyphla, Talpidae) and the greater mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus, Rodentia, Spalacidae). Biodiversitas 22: 4665-4670. The study of lodgers of burrows of underground mammals was carried out using the method of hunting cylinders (cans). In the study, 29 different representatives from the following classes were identified in the courses of the greater mole-rat and European mole: Diplopoda, Chilopoda, Gastropoda, Insecta, Amphibia, and Mammalia. Among the vertebrates captured are Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus), Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus), bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus), common spadefoot toad (Pelobates fuscus), moor frog (Rana arvalis), and common toad (Bufo bufo). Twenty-six different species have been identified among invertebrates. Many animals seek shelter in the burrows of underground mammals from enemies and adverse climatic factors for food or conditions for reproduction. In the central part of Russia, more species of commensals were found in European mole burrows (29) than in greater mole-rat burrows (21).

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The ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve, Russia

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Vertical Stratification of Beetles in Deciduous Forest Communities in the Centre of European Russia

Vertical Stratification of Beetles in Deciduous Forest Communities in the Centre of European Russia

Vertical stratification and dynamics of insect communities in deciduous forests (Center of European Russia)

Commensals of underground mammals: European mole (Talpa europaea, Eulipotyphla, Talpidae) and the greater mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus, Rodentia, Spalacidae)

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