Nocturnal scarab beetle species richness (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in islands of the Ohuira and Navachiste bays, Sinaloa, Mexico

Authors

  • Gabriel Antonio Lugo García Entomología, Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados
  • Miguel Ángel Morón Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología A. C.
  • Álvaro Reyes Olivas Escuela Superior de Agricultura del Valle del Fuerte, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
  • Agustín Aragón García Departamento de Agroecología y Ambiente, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
  • Laura Delia Ortega Arenas Entomología, Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados
  • Hugo Cota Sánchez University of Saskatchewan, Department of Biology, Saskatoon.SK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v18i1.3983

Keywords:

Dynastinae, Melolonthinae, Scarabaeinae, Trogidae, Taxonomía, islas.

Abstract

Richness and abundance of nocturnal species of Scarabaeoidea from 18 islands located in Ohuira and Navachiste bays, state of Sinaloa wasevaluated by mean of light traps during July to October, 2009. A total of 15,472 specimens belonging to 20 species were collected. Most abundantspecies were Oxygrylius ruginasus LeConte (95.42%), Omorgus suberosus (LeConte) (2.93%), Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius) (0.56),Phyllophaga yaqui Saylor (0.46%) and Diplotaxis ambigua Fall (0.20%). Greatest number of scarab beetles (98.1%) were collected during August,with higher rain fall records, and the lower number (10 specimens) were obtained during September. The island with greatest scarab richness wasPajaros II where nine species were collected. Omorgus suberosus, Phyllophaga yaqui, Hemiphileurus illatus and Phileurus valgus were recorded by the first time in the state of Sinaloa. A key to the species found in the islands is included.

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