@article {1221, title = {Arthropod diversity in two Historic Gardens in the Azores, Portugal}, journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal}, volume = {8}, year = {2020}, month = {06/08/2020}, pages = {1-27}, abstract = {

The aim of our study was to characterise and compare the richness and composition of endemic, native (non-endemic) and introduced arthropod assemblages of two Azorean Historic Gardens with contrasting plant species composition. We hypothesised that Faial Botanic Garden would hold higher arthropod diversity and abundance of native and endemic arthropod species due to its larger native plant community. Species were collected using several arthropod standardised techniques between April 2017 and June 2018. We used the alpha diversity metrics (Hill series) and the partitioning of total beta diversity (\βtotal) into its replacement (\βrepl) and richness (\βrich) components, to analyse the adult and total arthropod community. The orders Araneae, Coleoptera and Hemiptera were also studied separately. Our results show that the number of exotic arthropod species exceeds the number of native and/or the endemic species in both gardens, but the arthropod community of Faial Botanic Garden exhibited a higher density of endemic and native species. Despite some minor exceptions, the geographic origins of plant communities largely influenced the arthropod species sampled in each garden. This study improves our knowledge about urban arthropod diversity in the Azores and shows how well-designed urban garden management and planning contribute to the conservation of native and endemic Azorean species.

}, keywords = {Araneae, Arthropods, beta diversity partitioning, Coleoptera, diversity metrics, endemic species, Hemiptera, Hill series, introduced species, urban gardens}, issn = {1314-2836}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e54749}, url = {https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/54749/}, author = {Arteaga, Alba and Malumbres-Olarte, Jagoba and Gabriel, Rosalina and Ros-Prieto, Alejandra and Casimiro, Pedro and Sanchez, Ana Fuentes and Albergaria, Isabel S. and Borges, Paulo A.V.} } @article {873, title = {Vegetation thresholds for the occurrence of millipedes (Diplopoda) in different tropical forest types in Andasibe, Madagascar}, journal = {Madagascar Conservation \& Development}, volume = {15}, year = {2020}, month = {01/07/2020}, pages = {19{\textendash}26}, abstract = {

Abstract: Forest clearance, especially in the tropics, leads to habitat loss for many organisms including litter-dwelling arthropods. Among other invertebrates, millipedes (Diplopoda) provide important ecosystem services like decomposition and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. Despite their importance, little is known about litter inverte-brates\&$\#$39; response to tropical forest degradation and their role in reforestation. The present article should rather be regarded as a review of millipedes\&$\#$39; occurrence in tropical forests with a pilot study from Madagascar, because the sample size is small and results need to be confirmed. This pilot study investigated the relationship between millipedes and vegetation characteristics in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar, in the region of Andasibe, parts of which are undergoing reforestation.

Vegetation characteristics were measured in ten different forests encompassing different types: remnant rainforest, secondary forest, old Eucalyptus plantations, recently enriched with indigenous tree species, and degraded sites. Millipede species were searched by hand, identified and their occurrence in relation to the environmental characteristics was described. Vegetation characteristics differed between forest types. Old Eucalyptus plantations, secondary forest, and primary rainforest were associated with higher litter depth and more native millipede species than degraded sites and forests afforested with native tree species since 2007. Non-native millipedes occurred in all vegetation formations except the primary rainforest site and did not show any relationship with vegetation characteristics. In contrast, native milli-pedes\&$\#$39; occurrence was related to conditions associated with mature forest, such as high litter depth and high foliage cover. Logistic regression revealed a threshold of litter depth above which native millipedes are likely to occur. The results indicate that native milli-pedes are affected by forest degradation and are incompletely restored even when the afforested forest might approach the original state. Special care should be taken during reforestation efforts, as non-native soil arthropods can be introduced, completely replacing the indigenous biota.

Resum\é: Les cons\équences de la d\éforestation globale sont multiples. Pour la plupart des organismes, la d\éforestation est la cause principale de la destruction des habitats. Les arthropodes qui vivent sur le sol forestier ou dans le feuillage sont ainsi menac\és, surtout dans les for\êts tropicales. Ces organismes sont pourtant indispensables au maintien de la r\ésilience de la for\êt. Dans l\’\écosyst\ème forestier, les millepattes et autres arthropodes sont tr\ès importants pour la mise \à disposition de diff\érents services \écosyst\émiques, par exemple pour leur r\ôle dans le cycle des \él\éments nutritifs, la formation des sols et la d\écomposition. Malgr\é leur importance, peu d\’informations sont disponibles sur la r\éaction des invert\ébr\és suite \à la d\égradation des for\êts et leur r\ôle dans la reforestation.

Cette \étude tient surtout lieu de r\évision de l\’occurrence des millepattes dans les for\êts tropicales avec une \étude pilote men\ée \à Madagascar, dans la mesure o\ù l\&$\#$39;\échantillonnage est r\éduit et que les r\ésultats restent partiels. Cette \étude pilote analyse les relations entre les millepattes et les caract\éristiques v\ég\étales dans les for\êts de l\’Est de Madagascar, dans la r\égion d\’Andasibe. Ces for\êts sont tr\ès diverses et dix types de for\êt ont \ét\é consid\ér\és, \à savoir une for\êt r\écemment d\égrad\ée et une for\êt d\égrad\ée, une for\êt d\égrad\ée et rebois\ée avec des esp\èces arbor\ées indig\ènes en 2007, 2012 ou 2015, des plantations d\’Eucalyptus abandonn\ées depuis 1930 ou 1909, deux for\êts secondaires, une for\êt primaire. Dans ces diff\érents types de for\êt, les caract\éristiques de la v\ég\étation ont \ét\é enregistr\ées et des millepattes ont \ét\é r\écolt\és \à la main. Les esp\èces de millepattes ont \ét\é identifi\ées et leur occurrence ont \ét\é analys\ées par rapport aux caract\éristiques de la v\ég\étation. Les vieilles plantations d\’Eucalyptus et les for\êts secondaire et primaire \étaient caract\éris\ées par une couche plus \épaisse de feuilles et davantage d\’esp\èces de millepattes indig\ènes par rapport aux for\êts d\égrad\ée et replant\ée. Les esp\èces allog\ènes \étaient pr\ésentes dans tous les types de for\êt \à l\’exception de la for\êt primaire. La pr\ésence de ces esp\èces n\’\était pas li\ée aux caract\éristiques de la v\ég\étation. En revanche, l\’occurrence des esp\èces indig\ènes \était associ\ée \à des conditions qui sont caract\éristiques des for\êts matures, par exemple une couche de feuilles \épaisse et une couverture foliaire dense. L\’analyse de r\égression logistique a r\év\él\é une valeur seuil pour la hauteur de la couche de feuilles mortes. Au-del\à de ce seuil, il est probable que les millepattes indig\ènes soient pr\ésents. L\’\étude a montr\é que les millepattes indig\ènes sont impact\és par la d\éforestation et qu\’ils ne sont pas facilement restaur\és m\ême si la restauration semble permettre \à la for\êt de se rapprocher de son \état initial.

}, keywords = {introduced species, leaf litter, millipedes, reforestation, vegetation threshold}, issn = {1662-2510}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v15i1.3}, url = {https://www.journalmcd.com/index.php/mcd/article/view/712}, author = {Spelzhausen, Lea Rebecca and Wesener, Thomas and Sch{\"u}tte, Kai} } @article {432, title = {Ecological niche modeling predicting the potential invasion of the non-native millipede Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) in Brazilian Atlantic Forest}, journal = {Annales de la Soci{\'e}t{\'e} entomologique de France (N.S.)}, year = {2020}, month = {16/11/2020}, pages = {1-8}, abstract = {

Summary: The millipede Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) is a cosmopolitan introduced species largely recorded in the southeast region of Brazil. The species is considered an agricultural pest with records in poly- or monocultures, and its influence on native communities of plants and invertebrates is still unknown in Brazil. From this perspective, a maximum entropy model was used to explore the predicted distribution of O. gracilis in Brazil. The results showed a highly suitable area in Atlantic Forest (AUC = 0.949 \± 0.02). Considering percent contribution, annual mean temperature (= 54.9) was the main variable which has influenced the modeling. The potentially suitable areas recovered in Atlantic Forest suggest that attention should be given to its possible invasion and the potential damage of O. gracilis to natural communities.

Mod\élisation de la niche \écologique pr\édisant l\’invasion potentielle du mille-pattes non indig\ène Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) (Polydesmida : Paradoxosomatidae) dans la for\êt atlantique br\ésilienne

R\ésum\é: Le mille-pattes Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) est une esp\èce introduite cosmopolite et largement observ\ée dans la r\égion sud-est du Br\ésil. L\’esp\èce est consid\ér\ée comme un ravageur agricole des mono- et polycultures, et son influence sur les communaut\és indig\ènes de plantes et d\’invert\ébr\és est encore inconnue au Br\ésil. Dans cette perspective, un mod\èle d\’entropie maximale a \ét\é utilis\é pour explorer la distribution potentielle d\’O. gracilis au Br\ésil. Les r\ésultats ont montr\é une zone favorable \élev\ée dans la for\êt atlantique (AUC = 0.949 \± 0.02). La temp\érature moyenne annuelle (= 54.9) a \ét\é la principale variable qui a influenc\é la mod\élisation. Les zones potentiellement favorables de la for\êt atlantique sugg\èrent qu\’il faut \être vigilant quant \à sa possible invasion et aux dommages potentiels sur les communaut\és indig\ènes.

}, keywords = {Diplopoda, introduced species, potential distribution, South America}, issn = {0037-9271}, doi = {10.1080/00379271.2020.1834873}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00379271.2020.1834873}, author = {Moretti Iniesta, Luiz Felipe and Bouzan, Rodrigo S. and Rodrigues, Patricia E. S. and De Almeida, Tha{\'\i}s Melo and Ott, Ricardo and Brescovit, Antonio D.} } @article {296, title = {The millipedes collected by the Museum "La Specola" on Madagascar 1989/1991, with the description of three new species of giant pill-millipedes (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Arthrosphaeridae)}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {930}, year = {2020}, month = {28/04/2020}, pages = {3-35}, abstract = {

A large collection of millipedes (Diplopoda) from Madagascar, belonging to the Museum \“La Specola\” in Florence, Italy were investigated. The collection includes three new species of the giant pill-millipede genus Zoosphaerium Pocock, 1895 which are described here as Zoosphaerium mangabe Wesener, sp. nov., Z. bartolozzii Anilkumar \& Wesener, sp. nov., and Z. taitii Anilkumar \& Wesener, sp. nov., all belonging to the Z. coquerelianum species group. The latter two are currently only known from a single site. Other specimens belonging to eight orders (Polyxenida, Sphaerotheriida, Polyzoniida, Siphonophorida, Chordeumatida, Polydesmida, Spirobolida, and Spirostreptida) are listed. Three tropical tramp species, Pseudospirobolellus avernus (Butler, 1876), Glyphiulus granulatus Gervais, 1847, and Chondromorpha xanthotricha (Attems, 1898) are recorded for the first time from Madagascar. New locality data is provided for Zoosphaerium neptunus (Butler, 1872), Z. villosum Wesener \& Sierwald, 2005, Z. blandum (de Saussure \& Zehntner, 1897), Sphaeromimus musicus (de Saussure \& Zehntner, 1897), Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894), Hylekobolus andasibensis Wesener, 2009, Aphistogoniulus infernalis Wesener, 2009, Ostinobolus rufus Wesener, 2009, Ostinobolus subterraneus Wesener, 2009, Dactylobolus bivirgatus (Karsch, 1881), and Eumekius antimena (de Saussure \& Zehntner, 1901).

}, keywords = {biodiversity, COI, introduced species, Madagascar, museum collection}, issn = {1313-2989}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.930.47620}, url = {https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47620/}, author = {Wesener, Thomas and Anilkumar, Pooja Avinipully} } @article {259, title = {Barcoding of Central European Cryptops centipedes reveals large interspecific distances with ghost lineages and new species records from Germany and Austria (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha)}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {564}, year = {2016}, month = {16/02/2016}, pages = {21 - 46}, abstract = {

In order to evaluate the diversity of Central European Myriapoda species in the course of the German Barcode of Life project, 61 cytochrome c oxidase I sequences of the genus Cryptops Leach, 1815, a centipede genus of the order Scolopendromorpha, were successfully sequenced and analyzed. One sequence of Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1829 and one of Theatops erythrocephalus Koch, 1847 were utilized as outgroups. Instead of the expected three species (C. parisi Brolemann, 1920; C. anomalans Newport, 1844; C. hortensis (Donovan, 1810)), analyzed samples included eight to ten species. Of the eight clearly distinguishable morphospecies of Cryptops, five (C. parisi; C. croaticus Verhoeff, 1931; C. anomalans; C. umbricus Verhoeff, 1931; C. hortensis) could be tentatively determined to species level, while a further three remain undetermined (one each from Germany, Austria and Croatia, and Slovenia). Cryptops croaticus is recorded for the first time from Austria. A single specimen (previously suspected as being C. anomalans), was redetermined as C. umbricus Verhoeff, 1931, a first record for Germany. All analyzed Cryptops species are monophyletic and show large genetic distances from one another (p-distances of 13.7\–22.2\%). Clear barcoding gaps are present in lineages represented by \>10 specimens, highlighting the usefulness of the barcoding method for evaluating species diversity in centipedes. German specimens formally assigned to C. parisi are divided into three clades differing by 8.4\–11.3\% from one another; their intra-lineage genetic distance is much lower at 0\–1.1\%. The three clades are geographically separate, indicating that they might represent distinct species. Aside from C. parisi, intraspecific distances of Cryptops spp. in Central Europe are low (\<3.3\%).

}, keywords = {barcode, biodiversity, COI, cryptic diversity, introduced species}, issn = {1313-2989}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.564.7535}, url = {http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=7535}, author = {Wesener, Thomas and Voigtl{\"a}nder, Karin and Decker, Peter and Oeyen, Jan Philip and Spelda, J{\"o}rg} } @article {206, title = {Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {1831}, year = {2008}, month = {30/07/2008}, pages = {1}, abstract = {

This work is a first attempt to integrate into one list and quantify all the known species of Hispaniolan arthropods. It includes all the terrestrial and surrounding marine arthropod species (plus those of Tardigrada and Onychophora) known to me to be reported for the island of Hispaniola until the end of 2007, as well as 158 species that are reported here as new records for the Dominican Republic and the island. A total of 8,237 valid species (6,833 extant and 1,404 fossils) are listed, of which the largest component are the insects (5,676 extant and 824 fossil species). Preliminarily, 2,521 arthropod species (36.9\%) are considered to be endemic or unique to Hispaniola. Also 84 species are recognized as introduced. The bibliography complements the taxonomic information and includes over 4,000 titles. Brief annotations are also given on the history of entomology in Hispaniola.

}, keywords = {Arthropoda, bibliography, checklist, Dominican Republic, endemics, Greater Antilles, Haiti, Hispaniola, introduced species, SPECIES, West Indies}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.1831.1}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.1831.1}, author = {Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E.} }