Diversidade de baratas (Blattodea: Blattaria) e de besouros bioluminescentes (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Elateridae: Agrypninae: Pyrophorini) em uma floresta estacional decidual

Abstract

Studies on the diversity of cockroaches and bioluminescent beetles are scarce in several biomes, for example, for the Cerrado. The aim of this study was to inventory the genera of cockroaches (Blattodea: Blattaria) and the species of bioluminescent beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Elateridae: Agrypninae: Pyrophorini) in a deciduous forest in the Parque Estadual do Pau Furado located in the municipalities of Uberlândia and Araguari in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and additionally, to compare and to analyze and the richness and abundance of these insects between two stages of forest conservation (conserved area with in regeneration area). For this, the insects were sampled using six light traps model Luiz de Queiroz for seven months, between October 2018 and April 2019. Nine genera of cockroaches and seven species of Pyrophorini were found. Cockroaches were more abundant in October, while for fireflies peak occurred in November. The results showed that cockroaches were more common in regenerating environments to the detriment of conserved environments. While for fireflies, abundance did not differ statistically between areas. Cockroaches can be important in regenerating environments and fireflies can be present in various habitats with a specific degree of tolerance to anthropic action.