Determination of coleopteran insects associated with spore dispersal of Cryptoporus volvatus (Polyporaceae: Basidiomycota) in Korea
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology
Publication Date
12-2014
Volume
17
Issue
4
First Page
647
Last Page
651
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Keywords
Cryptoporus volvatus, Aethina suturalis, Coleoptera, Spore dispersal, COI barcoding
Abstract
The veiled polypore, Cryptoporus volvatus, is distributed widely in North America and East Asia and is believed to have a mutualistic relationship with coleopteran species—the fungus providing food and shelter in basidiocarps and beetle helping disperse spores.
Seventy fresh basidiocarps of C. volvatus were collected from the Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) in the spring season of 2013 from two sites in Korea. A total of 251 insects (101 adult and 150 larvae) were collected from the inside of basidiocarps and identified using morphology and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences. Six species belonging to five coleopteran families were identified. The number of spores attached to the bodies of adult insects was counted and average spore counts for each of the six species ranged between 1.0 × 104 and 5.2 × 105spores/individual. Across localities, three species were shared (Aethina suturalis, Trogossita japonica and Parabolitophagus felix) and carried spores at high densities on their bodies, making them more likely to aid in spore dispersal.
DOI
10.1016/j.aspen.2014.06.005
Print ISSN
12268615
E-ISSN
18767990
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2014 Korean Society of Applied Entomology, Taiwan Entomological Society and Malaysian Plant Protection Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Access to external full text or publisher's version may require subscription.
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Park, M. S., Fong, J. J., Lee, H., Shin, S., Lee, S., Lee, N., & Lim, Y. W. (2014). Determination of coleopteran insects associated with spore dispersal of Cryptoporus volvatus (Polyporaceae: Basidiomycota) in Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 17(4), 647-651. doi: 10.1016/j.aspen.2014.06.005