Skip to main content

Ricardo Jiménez-Peydró

  • Biodiversity Journal, 4 (3): 419-426

    Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo & Ricardo Jiménez-Peydró
    Contribution to the phenological knowledge of Aspilota-group (Hymenoptera Braconidae Alysiinae) in Mediterranean landscapes

    ABSTRACT
    This work analyses the phenology of Aspilota-group in three Mediterranean Natural parks: Natural Park of La Font Roja, Natural Park of Las Lagunas de la Mata-Torrevieja and Natural Park of La Tinença de Benifassà. Samples were carried out from April 2004 to December 2007. In total, 820 specimens of 53 different species were collected and analysed. The results showed that there was a direct relationship between phenology and climatic conditions, as the highest abundances of Aspilota Förster, 1862 were observed when temperatures were between 18-22ºC and a few weeks after the rainy season. Phenological information at species level is also provided.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 4 (2): 335-342

    Alberto Bernués-Bañeres & Ricardo Jiménez-Peydró
    Diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera Culicidae) in protected natural parks from Valencian Autonomous Region (Eastern Spain)

    ABSTRACT
    Several larval samplings of mosquitoes (Diptera Culicidae) were carried out between 2008-2011, throughout very diverse larval biotopes located in thirteen protected natural parks from Eastern Spain, offering new information about the faunistic diversity of mosquitoes in these protected areas. Biodiversity was analyzed in terms of alpha, beta and gamma components, with the aim of comparing mosquito diversity according to the typology of the natural parks under study. A total of 15355 specimens belonging to 25 different mosquito species and 6 genera were collected and identified. Diversity analysis indicated higher diversity for Inland Mountainous Areas (IMAs) with a low degree of interspecific dominance in these communities, while Coastal Wetlands and Marshes registered the lowest observed diversity and a high degree of interespecific dominance. The cluster analysis revealed the relationship between the categories (IMA, CMA, CWM), while the Principal Components Analysis proved the relationship between larval abundance and the categories studied.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 3 (1): 059-068

    Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo & Ricardo Jiménez-Peydró
    Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) richness in Mediterranean landscapes of Spain: diversity and community structure analysis

    ABSTRACT
    The aim of the present work was to analyse the diversity of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) in 3 Spanish protected Mediterranean natural parks affected by bioclimatic conditions: La Font Roja, Las Lagunas de la Mata-Torrevieja and La Tinença de Benifassà. Sampling was conducted by direct and indirect collection (light and Malaise traps) between 2004 and 2009. During this period, 1,102 specimens, belonging to 61 different species, were captured. Alpha, beta and gamma diversities, as well as the structure of the communities were subsequently analysed. Our results indicate that Tinença de Benifassà has higher diversity than Font Roja and Las Lagunas de la Mata-Torrevieja. Based on analysis of structural models, these communities were observed to be unstable and are composed of only a few abundant species and a large number of rare species. All 3 parks conform to log-series and log-normal distributions. These results demonstrate that it is not possible consider the habitat influence in community structure, since each habitat displays very different botanical and faunal compositions, and climate conditions.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 2 (1): 013-017

    Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo, Gianpiera Mancusi, Giuseppe Fabrizio Turrisi & Ricardo Jiménez-Peydró
    New corological and biological data of the Red Gum Lerp Psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore, 1964 in Italy (Hemiptera, Psyllidae)

    ABSTRACT
    Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore, 1964 is a psyllid (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) pest of Eucalyptus, native to Australia and first recorded in Europe: Spain in 2008 and more recently (2010) in Italy. The present paper deals with recent research, carried out in central Italy, with new data on the distribution and biology of this species.