Rufford Grant Small Grant 2: Strengthening montane ecosystems conservation at Guatemala assessing it from leaf litter weevil diversity and endemism’s

SUMMARY

Northern Guatemala highlands are one of the most extensive mountain areas of Nuclear Central America and are comprised by at least eight mountain ranges. All of them have been described as important areas for conservation of endemic species of vertebrates and Passalid beetles but hyperdiverse groups such as weevils are mostly unknown. Within this project, leaf litter weevils of middle elevation forests of Guatemalan Northern ranges will be surveyed, important areas for leaf litter weevils conservation will be identified and a list endangered species of weevils will be generated and submitted to their inclusion in the Red List.