10.5061/DRYAD.26H4V
Kajtoch, Łukasz
Polish Academy of Sciences
Kubisz, Daniel
Polish Academy of Sciences
Heise, Waldemar
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Mazur, Miłosz A.
Opole University
Babik, Wieslaw
Jagiellonian University
Data from: Plant – herbivorous beetle networks: molecular characterization
of trophic ecology within a threatened steppic environment
Dryad
dataset
2015
Paophilus afflatus
Diet Analysis
Cleopomiarus distinctus
Cassida panzeri
Psylliodes cucullata
Lachnaia sexpunctata
Smaragdina affinis
Pachybrachis fimbriolatus
Pachybrachis hippophaes
Squamapion elongatulum
Philopedon plagiatum
Cionus clairvillei
Cryptocephalus violaceus
Omias globulus
Aphthona beckeri
Pseudoprotapion elegantulum
Argoptochus quadrisignatus
Cassida lineola
Tychius schneideri
Aphthona pygmaea
Coptocephala unifasciata
Coevolution
Cryptocephalus vittatus
Zacladus geranii
Smicronyx jungermanniae
Hypera fuscocinerea
Polydrusus confluens
Curculionidae
Sitona longulus
Sitona striatellus
Gonioctena fornicata
Entomoscelis adonidis
Pachybrachis tesselatus
Tychius sharpi
Sitona waterhousei
Rhinusa tetra
Pseudoperapion brevirostre
Larinus sturnus
Cycloderes pilosulus
Chrysolina cerealis
Chrysochus asclepiadeus
Smaragdina aurita
Cheilotoma musciformis
Cryptocephalus quadriguttatus
Larinus obtusus
Phyllotreta nodicornis
Pseudorchestes ermischi
Strophosoma faber
Mogulones javetii
Longitarsus tabidus
Neocrepidodera ferruginea
Polydrusus inustus
Longitarsus exsoletus
Cassida margaritacea
Dibolia schillingii
Tychius aureolus
Luperus xanthopoda
Thamiocolus signatus
Aphthona euphorbiae
Pseudoprotapion ergenense
Mecinus pascuorum
Tychius crassirostris
Calomicrus circumfusus
Chrysomelidae
Galeruca pomonae
Wildlife Management
Cryptocephalus pygmaeus
Centricnemus leucogrammus
Podagrica fuscicornis
Larinus turbinatus
Trichosirocalus troglodytes
Mogulones geographicus
Parafourcartia squamulata
Labidostomis longimana
Hemitrichapion pavidum
Aphthona ovata
Mesotrichapion punctirostre
Crioceris quinquepunctata
Exapion elongatulum
Species interactions
Labidostomis humeralis
Cleopomiarus graminis
Tychius medicaginis
Sibinia tibialis
Longitarsus quadriguttatus
Dibolia cryptocephala
Stenocarus ruficornis
Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata
Gonioctena olivacea
Sibinia vittata
Cyanapion platalea
Sitona languidus
Phrydiuchus tau
Trichosirocalus barnevillei
Cassida pannonica
Cryptocephalus flavipes
Sitona humeralis
Chrysolina sanguinolenta
Galeruca tanaceti
Eusomus ovulum
Hypocassida subferruginea
Aphthona cyparissiae
Aphthona lacertosa
Cryptocephalus fulvus
Sitona inops
Aphthona czwalinai
Bruchela rufipes
Cryptocephalus bameuli
Sibinia subelliptica
Phyllobius brevis
Sphaeroderma testaceum
Cryptocephalus virens
Otiorhynchus fullo
Sitona lateralis
Omias puberulus
Aphthona venustula
Cryptocephalus chrysopus
Cryptocephalus bilineatus
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https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13278
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DNA barcoding facilitates many evolutionary and ecological studies,
including the examination of the dietary diversity of herbivores. In this
study, we present a survey of ecological associations between herbivorous
beetles and host plants from seriously threatened European steppic
grasslands. We determined host plants for the majority (65%) of steppic
leaf beetles (55 species) and weevils (59) known from central Europe using
two barcodes (trnL and rbcL) and two sequencing strategies (Sanger for
mono/oligophagous species and Illumina for polyphagous taxa). To better
understand the ecological associations between steppic beetles and their
host plants, we tested the hypothesis that leaf beetles and weevils differ
in food selection as a result of their phylogenetic relations (within
genera and between families) and interactions with host plants. We found
224 links between the beetles and the plants. Beetles belonging to seven
genera feed on the same or related plants. Their preferences were probably
inherited from common ancestors and/or resulted from the host plant's
chemistry. Beetles from four genera feed on different plants, possibly
reducing intrageneric competition and possibly due to an adaptation to
different plant chemical defences. We found significant correlations
between the numbers of leaf beetle and weevil species feeding on
particular plants for polyphagous taxa, but not for nonpolyphagous
beetles. Finally, we found that the previous identifications of host
plants based on direct observations are generally concordant with host
plant barcoding from insect gut. Our results expand basic knowledge about
the trophic relations of steppic beetles and plants and are immediately
useful for conservation purposes.
beetle_sampling_sitesList of sampling sites (with GPS coordinates) with
beetle species sampled in these sites (separately for weevils and leaf
beetles). Additionally, all sites are presented in google maps .kmz
fileCO1 SangerSequences of Cytochrome Oxidase subunit I mitochondrial gene
generated from examined weevil and leaf beetle species. Alignments
prepared for phylogenetic trees reconstructions and Maximum Likelihood
trees reconstructed with use of PhyML software.CO1.ziprbcL&trnL
SangerSequences of trnL and rbcL plant barcodes generated with use of
Sanger technique from steppic plants and from DNA isolates obtained from
steppic beetles. RbcL alignment use for phylogenetic tree reconstruction
and rbcL Maximum Likelihood tree reconstructed with use of PhyML
software.rbcL&trnL.ziptrnL&rbcL IlluminaIllumina MiSeq
trnL and rbcL plant barcode sequences (forward and reverse) generated from
DNA isolates obtained from 15 selected beetles and additional sample which
contain sequences generated from 8 selected steppic plants (Eryngium
planum, Inula ensifolia, Onobrychis viciifolia, Adonis vernalis, Salvia
pratensis, Rosa canina, Arenaria serpyllifolia, and Elymus repens,
prepared for method validation purposes)Illumina trnL&rbcL.zip
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