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. 2017 Nov 24:(5):e21715.
doi: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e21715. eCollection 2017.

Insect biodiversity of the Algodones Dunes of California

Lynn S Kimsey  1 , Thomas J Zavortink  1 , Robert B Kimsey  1 , Steven L Heydon  1
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Insect biodiversity of the Algodones Dunes of California

Lynn S Kimsey et al. Biodivers Data J. .

Abstract

Over a nine year period beginning in 2007 we surveyed the insects of the Algodones Dunes, Imperial Count, California, as part of a study undertaken for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. In a series of 22 collecting trips ranging in duration from 2 to 8 days we thus far have accumulated records of 1,840 species, 21 orders and 244 families from the dunes. Hymenoptera constituted the most diverse order, comprising about 45% of all the species recovered. Insect diversity and abundance peaked during the hottest part of the year between the months of May and September. Life history traits of the insects sampled included herbivores (29.6%), parasitoids (28.7%), predators (18.1%), pollen/nectar feeders (10.9%), detritivores (6.2%) and scavengers (2.4%). Seventy-nine or 4% of the insect species collected in the dunes have been solely recorded from there, and 3% of the species almost certainly derive from adjacent aquatic habitats or agricultural ecosystems, as their life histories could not be completed in Algodones Dunes habitat. The insect fauna of the Algodones Dunes is unexpectedly rich and diverse.

Keywords: Gran Desierto; Mexico; Sonora.

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Figure 1.
Map showing project collecting sites on the Algodones Dunes and the location of roads and canals.
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Tamarisk wind break planted by the Union Pacific Railroad on left.
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Open dunes looking south.
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Psammophytic scrub.
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Creosote bush scrub.
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Microphyll woodland.
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Off-road impact on south side of highway 78.
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Figure 3.
Algodones Dunes typical maximum and minimum air temperatures, data taken from the California Department of Water Resources Cahuilla and Buttercup weather stations from 2007 through 2008.
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Figure 4a.
Blacklight and malaise traps.
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McPhail and blue vane traps.
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Figure 5.
Pie charts showing proportions of life history traits (right) and the relative proportions of each animal group and insect orders (left).
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