Diversity of Coccinellidae (coleoptera) Collected with Malaise Traps in the Tropical Dry Forest of Two Biosphere Reserves in Mexico

The diversity of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of the Tropical Dry Forest of the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve (RBCC) in the state of Jalisco and the Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve (REBIOSH) in Morelos, Mexico was analyzed using Malaise traps. Monthly sampling was carried out for one year in each study area. Fifteen individuals representing seven species were collected at the RBCC; these include Azya orbigera Mulsant, Diomus sp. 1, Diomus debilis (LeConte), Scymnobius flavifrons (Melsheimer), Zagloba beaumonti Casey, Scymnus (Pullus) dozieri Gordon, and Stethorus caseyi Gordon and Chapin. The estimated richness for the RBCC was 12 species, and the true diversity was 5.65 effective species. All of the species recorded for the RBCC represent new records for the state of Jalisco as well. For the REBIOSH, 28 specimens representing two species were collected. These included 27 individuals of Brachiacantha bistripustulata (Fabricius) and a single individual of Epilachna tredecimnotata (Latreille), both of which represent new records for the state of Morelos. The true diversity was 1.16 effective species. This work is the first to characterize the diversity of Coccinellidae in the Tropical Dry Forest of Mexico.