Papers by Leopoldo Castro
Catalogus de la Entomofauna Aragonesa, 1996
Allergologia et immunopathologia, Mar 1, 2022
Objective: The objective of this study was to list the social vespids occurring in Spain, determi... more Objective: The objective of this study was to list the social vespids occurring in Spain, determine their presence in each region, and correlate the data with the vespids responsible for allergic reactions and their progression over time. Methods: Insects distribution data were collected in two phases: from the southern half of Spain (2008-2012), and from the northern half of Spain (2016-2019). Data for the vespids were collected from the prescriptions of Hymenoptera venom immunotherapy (HVIT) at six Spanish hospitals in the years 2009 and 2019. Results: Polistes dominula and Vespula germanica were the most widely distributed species. Vespa velutina was found to be present in a large part of northern Spain. During the 10 year period, the prescriptions of vespid VIT increased by 42.63%. The north of Spain saw a 3.61 fold greater predominance of prescriptions for Vespula (to some extent influenced by Vespa velutina allergy) whereas in central and southern Spain, there was a 3.97 fold greater predominance of prescriptions for Polistes. Conclusions: It is the first study that compares the vespid distribution maps with VIT prescription. A noteworthy finding is the wide presence of Polistes dominula and Vespula germanica in KEYWORDS
<i> Polistes albellus</i> Giordani Soika, 1976, n. stat.<i> Polistes bischoffi... more <i> Polistes albellus</i> Giordani Soika, 1976, n. stat.<i> Polistes bischoffi</i> Weyrauch, 1937: 274, in part.<i> Polistes foederatus albellus</i> Giordani Soika, 1976: 272.<i> Polistes helveticus</i> Neumeyer, 2014: 101 ff.<b> n. syn.</b> From eastern Kazakhstan we received nine female specimens which one of us (LC) determined as<i> Polistes helveticus</i>, but another (RN) as<i> Polistes foederatus albellus</i>. Later, we borrowed five more females (SMNS coll.) from the Kazakh Almaty region. Four of them are also mentioned in Dvořák<i> et al.</i> (2006: 536). In fact, all 14 females are virtually indistiguishable from the paratype ( Fig. 1, 2) of<i> Polistes foederatus albellus</i>, except for the ivory maculation, which is a little bit more reduced in the paratype. On the other hand, the only western Palaearctic taxon we know to share the trait of a reduced or lacking ep...
espanolSe citan de la India por primera vez dos especies del genero Symmorphus Wesmael, 1836, Sym... more espanolSe citan de la India por primera vez dos especies del genero Symmorphus Wesmael, 1836, Symmorphus (Symmorphus) alkimus alkimus Cumming & van der Vecht, 1986 y S. (S.) ambotretus Cumming, 1989. Se incluyen una clave para las especies indias del genero y una lista actualizada de las especies de Symmorphus del subcontinente indio. EnglishTwo species of potter wasps of the genus Symmorphus Wesmael, 1836, namely Symmorphus (Symmorphus) alkimus alkimus Cumming & van der Vecht, 1986 and S. (S.) ambotretus Cumming, 1989, are recorded here for the first time from India. A key to the Indian species of the genus and an updated checklist of the species of Symmorphus of the Indian subcontinent are also provided.
espanolSe cita por primera vez de la India el genero de vespidos solitarios Pseudepipona de Sauss... more espanolSe cita por primera vez de la India el genero de vespidos solitarios Pseudepipona de Saussure, 1856, con la especie Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) vicina Gusenleitner, 1973. Es tambien la primera cita de esta especie desde la descripcion original. Se describe aqui el macho de la especie por primera vez. EnglishThe potter wasp genus Pseudepipona de Saussure, 1856 is recorded here for the first time from India with the species Pseudepipona (Pseudepipona) vicina Gusenleitner, 1973. It is also the first report of this species since its original description. The male of the species is described here for the first time.
The present paper provides a provisional list of records, both from literature and from recent co... more The present paper provides a provisional list of records, both from literature and from recent collections, of 279 species of Vespiform wasps from Portugal. There are remarkably few recent published records of Portuguese wasps. However, in the last 15 years there has been a considerable amount of collecting, mainly in the Algarve, which has added much to our knowledge of wasps and increased the species list by 16%. Despite this, further recording is needed, especially in the north. The list includes 38 species recorded from Portugal for the first time.
Se aportan registros nuevos que permiten anadir 10 provincias espanolas y 4 distritos portugueses... more Se aportan registros nuevos que permiten anadir 10 provincias espanolas y 4 distritos portugueses a la distribucion iberobalear conocida de Sceliphron curvatum, incluyendo las primeras citas de Portugal y de las comunidades autonomas de Asturias y Navarra. Los territorios espanoles de primera cita son Almeria, Asturias, La Coruna, Cuenca, Huelva, Leon, Lugo, Navarra, Salamanca y Sevilla, y los portugueses, los distritos de Braganca, Coimbra, Faro y Guarda. En total, la distribucion iberobalear conocida incluye ahora 35 provincias espanolas y 4 distritos portugueses. Se comenta la distribucion altitudinal y la fenologia de la especie en base a los datos disponibles, asi como los problemas existentes a la hora de distinguir S. curvatum (Smith 1870) y S.deforme (Smith 1856).
Polistes bischoffi Weyrauch 1937 (Hymenopera, Vespidae) is reported from Catalonia (Iberian Penin... more Polistes bischoffi Weyrauch 1937 (Hymenopera, Vespidae) is reported from Catalonia (Iberian Peninsula) for the first time.
El avispon Vespa bicolor, originario del sureste asiatico, ha sido introducido accidentalmente en... more El avispon Vespa bicolor, originario del sureste asiatico, ha sido introducido accidentalmente en el sur de la provincia de Malaga (Espana), donde esta establecido desde hace varios anos. Se aportan las primeras citas ibericas, junto con informacion complementaria sobre la especie.
De ellas, 26 se citan de la zona por primera vez, y una (Allodynerus koenigi) tiene en este traba... more De ellas, 26 se citan de la zona por primera vez, y una (Allodynerus koenigi) tiene en este trabajo su segunda cita de la Península. Se da información suplementaria sobre la distribución ibérica de esa especie y de Euodynerus fastidiosus, E. hellenicus y Ancistrocerus reconditus.
Graellsia, 2018
Se citan de la India por primera vez dos especies del género Symmorphus Wesmael, 1836, Symmorphus... more Se citan de la India por primera vez dos especies del género Symmorphus Wesmael, 1836, Symmorphus (Symmorphus) alkimus alkimus Cumming & van der Vecht, 1986 y S. (S.) ambotretus Cumming, 1989. Se incluyen una clave para las especies indias del género y una lista actualizada de las especies de Symmorphus del subcontinente indio.
Plants cluster together and interact among themselves and with other organisms, with fundamental ... more Plants cluster together and interact among themselves and with other organisms, with fundamental consequences for biodiversity and ecological networks. However, linkages between interacting plants and plants interacting with mutualists are poorly understood in real-world ecosystems. Here, we report results of a field removal experiment with natural plant communities where we compared networks of pollinators interacting with dominant plant species, here referred to as foundation species, and their associated beneficiary plant species growing in clusters, with networks of pollinators interacting with the same foundation and beneficiary species growing alone. We tested the hypothesis that the plant--pollinator networks in multispecies clusters of foundation and beneficiary plant species are more nested and robust than the sum of networks in plant clusters containing foundation species or beneficiary species growing separately. We found that pollinator diversity and plant--pollinator ne...
Cat. entomofauna aragon, 1997
Se enumeran las 104 especies que hasta el momento se han encontrado en Aragon dentro de la subfam... more Se enumeran las 104 especies que hasta el momento se han encontrado en Aragon dentro de la subfamilia Eumeninae. La consideracion del grupo como subfamilia se basa en la clasificaciond e CARPENTER (1982). Se ha prescindido de la division en tribus, teniendo en cuenta que las tribus tradicionales estan en revision y que por el momento parecen ser agrupaciones artificiales. El orden de los generos y subgeneros es propio y pretende ser, segun la informacion disponible, aproximadamente filogenetico, pero dentro de cada subgenero las especies aparecen enumeradas en orden alfabetico. En el presente trabajo se proponen seis nuevas sinonimias, desestimando nombres de rango subespecifico como simples variedades o formas clinales, y dos cambios de estatus, rebajando una forma a subespecie y elevando otra al rango especifico: Eumenes coarctatus coarctatus (Linnaeus, 1758) = Eumenes coarctatus maroccanus (part.) Gusenleitner, 1972, syn. nov.; Eumenes coronatus (Panzer, 1799) = Eumenes coarctatus ibericus Bluthgen, 1956, syn. nov.; Eumenes papillarius (Christ, 1791) = Eumenes papillarius monticola Bluthgen, 1956, syn. nov.; Eumenes punctaticlypeus Giordani-Soika, 1943 = Eumenes punctaticlypeus kostylevi Kurzenkpo, 1976, syn. nov.; Ancistrocerus oviventris oviventris (Wesmael, 1836) = Ancistrocerus oviventris siculus Bluthgen, 1955, syn. nov.; Ancistrocerus scoticus scoticus (Curtis, 1826) = Ancistrocerus scoticus iberogallicus Bluthgen, 1956, syn. nov.; Leptochilus Leptochilus pseudojosephi granadensis Giordani-Soika, 1971; Pterocheilus luteiscapus Gusenleitner, 1979, nov. stat. = Pterocheilus phaleratus luteiscapus Gusenleitner, 1979.
Español: Se citan por primera vez de la India (Cachemira) dos avispas alfareras, Katamenes flavig... more Español: Se citan por primera vez de la India (Cachemira) dos avispas alfareras, Katamenes flavigularis (Bluthgen, 1951) y K. dimidiatus watsoni Meade-Waldo, 1910, incluyendose una clave y la lista actualizada de las especies del genero Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 1910 conocidas del subcontinente indio. // English: Two potter wasps, Katamenes flavigularis (Bluthgen, 1951) and K. dimidiatus watsoni Meade-Waldo, 1910 are reported here for the first time from India (Kashmir). A key and an updated checklist of the species of the genus Katamenes Meade-Waldo, 1910 known from the Indian subcontinent are provided.
Supplementary material 7 from: Polce C, Maes J, Rotllan-Puig X, Michez D, Castro L, Cederberg B, Dvorak L, Fitzpatrick Ú, Francis F, Neumayer J, Manino A, Paukkunen J, Pawlikowski T, Roberts S, Straka J, Rasmont P (2018) Distribution of bumblebees across Europe. One Ecosystem 3: e28143. https://d... Page 2 to 48: two maps on each page, showing input species occupancies and predicted probability ... more Page 2 to 48: two maps on each page, showing input species occupancies and predicted probability of occurrence, for 47 species of bumblebees. Occupancy maps are based on records available from 1991 to 2012 included, identified to the level of species, and with a spatial accuracy of at least 10-km. The predicted probability of occurrence must be interpreted as the potential environmental suitability based on the set of environmental predictors, and the input occupancy. Additional records and updated environmental information can lead to different predictions. Page 49: two maps showing the overall probability of occurrence for those species predicted to be present in each grid cell, and predicted species richness derived there from. The presence of a species is derived from the predicted probability of occurrence, after applying a threshold to discriminate presence from absence. No common rules exist to choose the threshold. A combination of statistical and ecological criteria might be used. For this study, we adopted 'Minimum training presence' as a threshold rule, which uses the suitability associated with the least suitable training presence record as the threshold. While this rule might lead to optimistic predictions (assigning presence also to areas at the margin of the species' ecological requirements), it also shows the potential suitability of the environment for the species. This information can be used, for instance, to select target areas for specific pollinator-friendly measures aiming at improving local environmental suitability. See main text for additional details and for the data sources.
Supplementary material 6 from: Polce C, Maes J, Rotllan-Puig X, Michez D, Castro L, Cederberg B, Dvorak L, Fitzpatrick Ú, Francis F, Neumayer J, Manino A, Paukkunen J, Pawlikowski T, Roberts S, Straka J, Rasmont P (2018) Distribution of bumblebees across Europe. One Ecosystem 3: e28143. https://d... Page 2 to 48: two maps on each page, showing input species occupancies and predicted probability ... more Page 2 to 48: two maps on each page, showing input species occupancies and predicted probability of occurrence, for 47 species of bumblebees. Occupancy maps are based on records available from 1991 to 2012 included, identified to the level of species, and with a spatial accuracy of at least 10-km. The predicted probability of occurrence must be interpreted as the potential environmental suitability based on the set of environmental predictors, and the input occupancy. Additional records and updated environmental information can lead to different predictions. Page 49: two maps showing the overall probability of occurrence for those species predicted to be present in each grid cell, and predicted species richness derived there from. The presence of a species is derived from the predicted probability of occurrence, after applying a threshold to discriminate presence from absence. No common rules exist to choose the threshold. A combination of statistical and ecological criteria might be used. For this study, we adopted 'Minimum training presence' as a threshold rule, which uses the suitability associated with the least suitable training presence record as the threshold. While this rule might lead to optimistic predictions (assigning presence also to areas at the margin of the species' ecological requirements), it also shows the potential suitability of the environment for the species. This information can be used, for instance, to select target areas for specific pollinator-friendly measures aiming at improving local environmental suitability. See main text for additional details and for the data sources.
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