TY  - JOUR
A1  - Martinez, Jose I.
A1  - Castillo, Raiza J.
A1  - Ardila-Camacho, Adrian
A1  - Covell, Charles V.
A1  - López-Arroyo, Jose Isabel
A1  - Nava-Guízar, Francisco Javier
T1  - Can the vegetation structure and composition in urban green spaces determine diversity of green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)?
T2  - Insecta Mundi
N2  - Green spaces represent the only natural areas in several cities around the world, providing good shelters for the local fauna. Based on this premise, many ecological studies have been conducted focused on these areas. Most of these works are about insects, particularly butterflies and beetles. Our study is centered on a different group: green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). These insects exhibit a similar feeding behavior to some other groups, such as beetles. We estimated diversity, richness, distribution, abundance and similarity employing two methods: sweep netting and suction trapping. Also, oviposition hosts were identified in 20 different green spaces. Approximately 740 specimens were collected representing 15 species in five genera. Seven species are new state records for Yucatán, Mexico. We identified about 300 species of plants, if which 75 are considered ovipositional associated hosts. Our work is the first of its kind, employing green lacewings in an urban ecological model and additionally providing new information about chrysopids in South Mexico. We encourage the conduct of similar studies not only in Mexico but also in other Central and South American countries.
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T3  - Insecta Mundi - 1023 
KW  - urban ecology
KW  - ovipositional associated hosts
KW  - richness
KW  - chrysopids
KW  - distribution
Y1  - 2023
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/73134
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-731345
UR  - https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/1023_Martinez_etal_2023.pdf
SN  - 1942-1354
SN  - 0749-6737
VL  - 2023
IS  - article 1023
SP  - 1
EP  - 22
PB  - Flora & Fauna Publ.
CY  - Gainesville, Fla.
ER  -