We recorded a relatively higher number of species in comparison to previous studies conducted in locations of similar latitudes over similar sampling periods 32 , 34 , 67 , 68 Table 3.
For example, Stireman 34 documented 79 species, and estimated a total of species. Despite the differences in the habitats natural versus disrupted between the previous studies 32 , 34 and the current study, one explanation for this discrepancy may be the different sampling methods pan traps versus Malaise traps. The pan trap is designed to catch insects which rely on visual orientation and active near the ground, while Malaise traps passively intercept insects flying at various heights 69 , 70 , Thus, the sampling efficiency of Malaise taps are higher than pan traps for Tachinidae biodiversity surveys.
The diversity and population dynamics of tachinids can reflect the hosts and their hostplants due to their trophic level as parasitoids of herbivorous insects Based on the most comprehensive study to date 52 , we found host information for only 50 of the species recorded in this study Supplementary Information File 4 , comprising host species belonging to six orders, 59 families and genera Supplementary Information File 4.
Surprisingly, of the 50 species with known hosts, only 28 species had their host species also recorded in Baihua Mountain Reserve, suggesting the lack of host species studies of this remarkably diverse group of insects in Beijing and in north China. Understanding the relationship between these parasitoids and their hosts can be used as a baseline for the management of reserves, and as indicators of the diversity and population dynamics of their hosts All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article and its Supplementary Information files.
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