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Phyllophagous Forest Insects: Biodiversity and Ecology
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Phyllophagous Forest Insects: Biodiversity and Ecology

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2023) | Viewed by 3019

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Marina J. Orlova-Bienkowskaja

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A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Acedemy of Sciences, Leninsky Prosp. 33, 117071 Moscow, Russia
Interests: phyllophagous insects; beetles; leaf-beetles; Chrysomelidae; biological invasions; alien insects; invasive forest pests
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Dear Colleagues,

Phyllophagous insects, such as beetles, aphids, butterflies, bugs, etc., play an important role in forest ecosystems all over the world. Many of them are forest pests. However, there are serious gaps in our current knowledge of their ecology and biodiversity. Interactions between phyllophagous insects and their host plants are particularly poorly studied.

We invite colleagues to share new data on the geographical distribution, diet, feeding behavior, life cycle, and other aspects of insects feeding on shrubs, grasses, and the leaves of forest trees.

Recent data indicate that invasions of phyllophagous insects have become much more frequent in the last three decades. Therefore, articles on invasive species are particularly encouraged. Both original research papers and reviews are welcome. 

Dr. Marina J. Orlova-Bienkowskaja
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forests is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • phyllophagous insects
  • insect–plant interactions
  • feeding on leaves
  • alien insects
  • invasive forest pests
  • ecology
  • biodiversity

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Spatial Distribution of Lepidoptera in Forest Ecosystems of Central European Russia: Studies Using Beer Traps
by Alexander B. Ruchin
Forests 2023, 14(4), 680; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040680 - 25 Mar 2023
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Temperate forests are highly complex ecosystems in which many aspects of invertebrate distribution and abundance remain poorly understood. In order to accumulate data on the vertical and temporal distribution of forest Lepidoptera in the Republic of Mordovia (central European part of Russia), specimens [...] Read more.
Temperate forests are highly complex ecosystems in which many aspects of invertebrate distribution and abundance remain poorly understood. In order to accumulate data on the vertical and temporal distribution of forest Lepidoptera in the Republic of Mordovia (central European part of Russia), specimens were collected with beer-baited traps from April to October in 2019–2022. Traps were deployed at different heights above ground level (i.e., 1,5, 3,5, 7, and 12 m) in deciduous forests, pine forests, forest edges, and forest glades. Over the four-year sampling period, over 69,000 specimens of Lepidoptera were collected and examined. In deciduous forests, maximum abundance was observed at 12 m above ground level, whereas in pine forests, maximum abundance was observed at 7 m. In both forest types, the lowest abundance was observed at the lowest sample sites (i.e., 1.5 m above ground level). In forest glades in 2020, maximum abundance was observed at 2 m, with abundance showing a conspicuous decline with trap height above the ground. However, this pattern was not repeated in subsequent years. Lepidoptera exhibited various patterns of seasonal abundance among habitat types, but most showed bi- or trimodal patterns (corresponding with spring summer and fall), with the greatest number of specimens captured in late summer or autumn. Forest edges showed the greatest abundance of all sampled habitat types. Full article
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A New Unusual Subgenus of the Genus Chrysolina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) from the Highland Forests of China, Yunnan Province
by Andrzej Bieńkowski
Forests 2023, 14(1), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14010066 - 29 Dec 2022
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A new subgenus of the genus Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860, endemic to Yunnan Province of China, Ch. (Volosatik subgen. nov.) is described. All species inhabit highland forests. Seven species, including four species new to science, are recognized: Chrysolina fascinatrix Lopatin, 1998, Ch. liqingzhaoae [...] Read more.
A new subgenus of the genus Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860, endemic to Yunnan Province of China, Ch. (Volosatik subgen. nov.) is described. All species inhabit highland forests. Seven species, including four species new to science, are recognized: Chrysolina fascinatrix Lopatin, 1998, Ch. liqingzhaoae Daccordi et Ge, 2011, Ch. wangi Lopatin, 2005, Ch. igori sp. nov., Ch. marinae sp. nov., Ch. genriki sp. nov., and Ch. ilyakabaki sp. nov. The representatives of this new subgenus are characterised by a small, broadly oval, convex, shining body with metallic dorsum, with maxillary palpus narrow, similar in both sexes, with pronotal lateral impressions wide and shallow or obsolete, without numerous large punctures, with elytral puncture rows paired, mostly regular, intervals flat, with tarsomeres 1–3 with entire sole, rather narrow in both sexes, with aedeagus bearing sensilla of different types ventro-laterally near apex, flagellum narrow. Photographs of habitus and male aedeagus are presented. Full article
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