Incidencia ambiental de la presencia del clavipalpus ursinus blanchard (cucarrón de mayo) en el parque zonal Patrinódromo San Ignacio del Tintal de la ciudad de Bogotá

Abstract

The research was conducted as part of the GIRCA research seedbed, affiliated with the homonymous research group of the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources. It is situated in the field of assessing the impact of climate change on living beings, specifically the May Beetle (Clavipalpus ursinus Blanchard, 1850). Similarly, it examines the feasibility of using this species as a biological indicator sensitive to environmental fluctuations, offering a perspective on the direct impact of climate change on this specific habitat. At the national level, studies on bioindicator organisms reinforce the relevance of these beings in environmental assessment and the implications of climatic fluctuations on habitat alteration and the morphology of living beings. In the case of this research, it focuses on coleopterans that may be sensitive to these fluctuations and are located in an urban recreational area adjacent to the Fucha River basin and the Burro Wetland. This research aimed to evaluate the potential of the May Beetle (Clavipalpus ursinus Blanchard, 1850) as a biological indicator of climate change in the San Ignacio del Tintal Patinódromo, considering the morphological changes observed in individuals of the species located in the Patinódromo over a two-year period. The methodology used for the research corresponded to a mixed approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methods to collect representative data on the behavior and reproduction of the May Beetle and its relationship with climatic fluctuations. For the qualitative phase, The results underscore the importance of insects, including the May Beetle (Clavipalpus ursinus Blanchard, 1850), as biological indicators of ecological and environmental conditions related to climate change. Based on the parameters used for the qualitative part, an environmental diagnosis of the Patinódromo was conducted, along with an analysis of the morphological conditions of the beetle to verify changes in the sampled individuals over the course of two years. Additionally, the research highlights the need to assess biodiversity and the response of specific species to environmental disturbances to implement conservation strategies.