Taxic Richness Patterns and Conservation Evaluation of Madagascan Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) |
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| Authors: | Lantoniaina Andriamampianina Claire Kremen Dick Vane-Wright David Lees Vincent Razafimahatratra |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Wildlife Conservation Society, BP 8500, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar;(2) Center for Conservation Biology and Wildlife Conservation Society, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305, U.S.A.;(3) Biogeography and Conservation Laboratory, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, SW7 5BD, U.K.;(4) Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, SW7 5BD, U.K.;(5) Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar |
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| Abstract: | Distributional ranges of 17 genera and 172 species of Malagasy tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) have been compiled to determine patterns of species richness and endemism. These patterns reveal large sampling gaps, and potential priority areas for conservation action. Northern and south-western parts of the island are richer in genera, whereas eastern and especially northern parts of the rainforest show higher species richness, due to extensive radiations within the genera Pogonostoma and Physodeutera. A set of 23 areas are identified in this study as priority foci for tiger beetle conservation, and six general regions are bioinventory priorities. |
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| Keywords: | biodiversity patterns species richness endemism conservation priority areas Madagascar |
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