Dans le cadre des projets smallFOREST et FORHAIE, une formation sur les arthropodes aura lieu les mercredi 6 et jeudi 7 à l’Université de Picardie – Département des sciences – Unité Edysan, laboratoire BIPE.

Marc Deconchat et Brice Giffard du laboratoire Dynafor (INRA Toulouse) et Pallieter De Smedt, Université de Gent (Belgique) animeront ces deux journées de formation aux côtés de Vincent Le Roux, Ludmilla Martin et Guillaume Decocq de l’Unité Edysan FRE 3498.

JOUR 1

I. Generalities about carabid beetles
What is a carabid beetle ? Why using carabid beetles in landscape ecology
Taxonomy of carabid beetles : main characteristics, how to recognize a carabid beetles of another arthropods
Examples of possible confusions with others arthropods

II.  Relevant criteria to reach the subfamilies and genera of carabid beetles
Presentation of simple criteria for each subfamilies
How to distinguish species in the genera

III. Species determination: presentation of the determination key used
How is it work?
Main criteria exposed
Difficult criteria

II. Demonstration of individuals (the most abundant and the most difficult species) under a camera using the determination key

III. Practical exercises of determination with individuals and binocular

JOUR 2

 I.  Presentation of the genus Carabus
Main criteria for recognition
Demonstration of some species

II.  Presentation of other arthropods groups (mainly spiders)
Why using spiders ?
Criteria for spiders determination
Presentation of other potential interesting groups for smallFOREST project

III.  Second practice exercise for carabid beetles identification (under binocular)

IV. Specific discussion about WP3 protocol of smallFOREST project