Vespas sociais utilizam diferentes substratos para nidificação, incluindo construções humanas e numerosas espécies vegetais. Trabalhos já foram publicados a respeito da seleção de substratos para nidificação por vespas neotropicais, todavia há poucas informações para a espécie Parachartergus pseudapicalis Willink. No presente trabalho, reportam-se quatro registros de nidificação desta espécie, no domínio de Mata Atlântica, em 2013, 2014 e 2022, no município de Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais. Levou-se em consideração seleção de substrato e coletando-se os indivíduos para identificação das espécies. Não se encontraram padrões de similaridade morfológica entre as espécies vegetais que pudessem evidenciar preferência das vespas, mas sim quando consideradas as ocorrências no contexto da paisagem, de modo que os ninhos se encontravam em áreas de topografia relativamente deprimida e nas proximidades de corpos de água. Portanto, considera-se que a presença de recursos hídricos possa ser a variável de importância para a seleção de substratos para nidificação por P. pseudapicalis.
Odonata sampling effort in the state of Minas Gerais has intensified throughout the 21st century. However, research on these insects in some regions and ecosystems such as the Deciduous Forest are incipient, and the effect of prolonged dry periods over these insects is still unknown. This study thus aimed to assess changes in adult Odonata species composition over one year in a Brazilian Deciduous Forest and the Odonata species richness in the Mata Seca State Park in the Manga and Itacarambi municipalities in the Northern region of the state of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Twenty-four days of sampling were distributed in February, May, July and November, adopting an active search through entomological nets close to lentic environments (Lagoa Angical, Lagoa Comprida, Lagoa Encantada, Lagoa da Prata and two wetlands of Lajedo da Lua); lotic environments (São Francisco river) and in associated terrestrial ecosystems. In total, 55 species were collected. Rainy and dry periods altered Odonata communities’ composition but did not affect species richness and abundance due to the presence of permanent lagoons associated with the São Francisco river. This study shows the importance of the Mata Seca State Park for preserving Odonatofauna in the state of Minas Gerais and for protecting those permanent lagoons.
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