Checklist of the Vespidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of an area with Cerrado and Atlantic Forest in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract

With the goal of knowing the vespid fauna of the region, weekly samplings were carried out in the Estação Ambiental de Peti, São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This reserve is inside the Espinhaço Range and is marked by an ecotone formation of Cerrado and Atlantic Forest in its domain. Two Malaise traps were used: one was set in an Atlantic Forest area and the other in Cerrado vegetation. The collecting lasted one year, from April 2002 to April 2003. A total of 553 vespids of 28 species distributed in 11 genera were collected, of which 18 were Polistinae and 10 Eumeninae. The most frequent species were Agelaia myrmecophila (Ducke, 1905), A. multipicta (Haliday, 1836), Polybia flavifrons Smith, 1857 and Mischocyttarus rotundicollis (Cameron, 1912). The abundance was highest in the wet period only for the Polistinae in Atlantic Forest and Eumeninae in Cerrado. Another 18 species were found to occur in the area but were not collected by Malaise traps. The study revealed two species recorded for the first time in the State of Minas Gerais: Pararhaphidoglossa confluenta (Fox, 1899) and Zethus dubius Smith, 1857.

Social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) associated with Eucalyptus sp. plantations from an Altitude Field in Southern Minas Gerais State, Brazil

“…The presence of these 13 species can be explained by different factors; first, because they manage to explore anthropized environments, which often harbor less plant diversity, form less heterogeneous habitats, therefore they are less demanding species in terms of resources and habitats, therefore, were recorded in coffee cultivation and associated forest fragments (Medeiros et al 2019;Jacques and Araujo 2020;Milani et al 2021;, five in pasture environments (Auad et al 2010) and ten in areas of planting of Eucalyptus spp. (Ribeiro Jr. 2008;Souza et al 2011;Barbosa et al 2016); second, because they are considered common, as they have a wide geographic distribution, which increases the probability of occurrence (Richards 1978;Lopes 2020;Somavilla et al 2021;Souza et al 2020 a, b).…”

Caracterização do nicho alimentar de coruja-buraqueira (Athene cunicularia): em uma área antropizada de Goiânia-GO

“…Em geral, pode ser observada a presença de um grande número de artrópodes (p.ex., aracnídeos, ortópteros, himenópteros e coleópteros). Entretanto, espécies de vertebrados, tais como roedores e pequenos répteis e anfíbios, também, fazem parte da dieta desse grupo, caracterizando o seu nicho como insetívoro-carnívoro (GOMES et al, 2001;COSTA;SANDER, 2004;LOPES et al, 2005;CABRAL et al, 2006;FARIA;LUDWIG, 2013;PASSINI, 2013;LAMB et al, 2021).…”