Yang Chaokun, Liao Chengqing, Xu Jiasheng, Liu Peng, Staines Charles L, Dai Xiaohua
Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, China Leafminer Group, School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University Ganzhou China.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, United States of America Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Edgewater United States of America.
Biodivers Data J. 2023 Jul 31;11:e107523. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e107523. eCollection 2023.
Few systematic studies have been conducted on the faunal composition and food web structure of Cassidinae of China. During 2013-2019, we systematically investigated Cassidinae beetles and their host plants in the southern Guangxi. A total of 2,255 Cassidinae individuals from 66 species, 23 genera and ten tribes were collected in southern Guangxi. Most species belonged to the tribe Hispini (23 species, 34.8%), followed by the tribe Gonophorini (13 species, 19.7%), Cassidini (eight species, 12.1%) and Aspidimorphini (six species, 9.1%). The others (16 species) belonged to the tribes Anisoderini, Botryonopini, Callispini, Oncocephalini, Notosacanthini and Leptispini. The tribe Notosacanthini was recorded from Guangxi for the first time. The genera (Botryonopini), (Gonophorini), (Gonophorini), (Notosacanthini) and (Oncocephalini) were firstly recorded in Guangxi. In total, we obtained 47 newly-recorded species in southern Guangxi and 33 newly-recorded species in the whole Guangxi, of which, Medvedev, 1992 was newly recorded in China. Gestro (625 individuals) and Weise (565 individuals) were the most common species. A total of 69 species, 53 genera and 19 families of host plants were identified for Cassidinae in southern Guangxi. Many host plant associations are new records for Cassidinae. Quantitative food web analysis indicated that Cassidinae species in southern Guangxi primarily fed on Poaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cyperaceae and Rosaceae. Generally, the plant-Cassidinae food webs were moderately complex and stable in southern Guangxi. This is the first large contribution to the knowledge of the species composition and host plant diversity of Cassidinae in southern Guangxi.
针对中国龟甲亚科的动物区系组成和食物网结构，尚未开展过多少系统性研究。在2013年至2019年期间，我们对广西南部的龟甲亚科甲虫及其寄主植物进行了系统性调查。在广西南部共采集到2255只龟甲亚科个体，分属于66个物种、23个属和10个族。多数物种属于 Hispini 族（23种，占34.8%），其次是 Gonophorini 族（13种，占19.7%）、龟甲族（Cassidini，8种，占12.1%）和 Aspidimorphini 族（6种，占9.1%）。其他16种属于 Anisoderini 族、Botryonopini 族、Callispini 族、Oncocephalini 族、Notosacanthini 族和 Leptispini 族。Notosacanthini 族是首次在广西被记录到。Botryonopini 族的[属名1]、Gonophorini 族的[属名2]、Gonophorini 族的[属名3]、Notosacanthini 族的[属名4]和 Oncocephalini 族的[属名5]是首次在广西被记录到。我们总共在广西南部获得了47个新记录物种，在整个广西获得了33个新记录物种，其中，Medvedev, 1992在中国是新记录。Gestro（625只个体）和 Weise（565只个体）是最常见的物种。在广西南部共鉴定出龟甲亚科的寄主植物69种、53属和19科。许多寄主植物关联对于龟甲亚科来说是新记录。定量食物网分析表明，广西南部的龟甲亚科物种主要取食禾本科、旋花科、莎草科和蔷薇科植物。总体而言，广西南部的植物 - 龟甲亚科食物网中等复杂且稳定。这是对广西南部龟甲亚科物种组成和寄主植物多样性知识的首个重大贡献。
