Coleoptera associated with planted pine forests in Madeira and Porto Santo Islands – Species diversity, ecology and new records

Abstract

Beetle diversity associated with planted pine forests is analysed based on a large number of specimens captured in a network of pheromone traps for the pine sawyer beetle, Monochamus galloprovincialis (Olivier). In total, we identified 138 taxa belonging to 39 families, with Cerambycidae and Curculionidae being the most frequent and representative. Distribution and annual activity data are provided for the most frequent species of these two families. The following 15 species are reported as new records for the Madeira Archipelago: Biphyllus lunatus (Fabricius), Buprestis novemmaculata s. str. Linnaeus, Chalcophora massiliensis (Villers), Phaenops cyanea Fabricius, Rhagium inquisitor (Linnaeus), Clambus simsoni Blackburn, Thanasimus formicarius (Linnaeus), Crypturgus pusillus (Gyllenhal), Hylastes attenuatus Erichson, Agathidium arcticum Thomson, Leiodes calcarata (Erichson), Litargus balteatus LeConte, Nudobius collaris (Erichson), Corticeus pini (Panzer) and Pentaphyllus testaceus (Hellwig). The following are new records for Porto Santo Island: Hylurgus ligniperda (F.), Monochamus galloprovincialis (Olivier), Oxypleurus nodieri Mulsant, Tomicus destruens (Woll.) and Trichoferus fasciculatus senex (Woll.).