Richness of Wild Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a Forest Remnant in a Transition Region of Eastern Amazonia
Joint Authors
Ferreira, Luciano André Chaves
Martins, Denilson Costa
Rêgo, Márcia Maria Corrêa
Albuquerque, Patrícia Maia Correia de
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-10-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Eastern Amazonia is an area with great biological diversity that has suffered rapid deforestation and forest fragmentation over the years.
Because of the scarcity of data on the fauna and flora, the northwest of the state of Maranhão has become a priority area for studies that seek to gain a better understanding of bee fauna.
Between August 2013 and December 2014, in collections at two-month intervals, a total of 1047 bees belonging to 70 species were collected using two methods (an insect net and scent-baited traps).
Apinae was the most abundant subfamily and had the greatest species richness (63 species and 1039 individuals); the most notable tribes in this subfamily were Meliponini (20 species and 445 individuals) and Euglossini (24 species and 452 individuals).
In all, 62.8% of the total richness was sampled with an insect net and 34.2% with bait traps.
Bees were present in every collection month, and August and December were the months with the greatest richness and abundance, respectively.
Although the species accumulation curve did not stabilize, the results were positive as three new species were recorded for the Maranhão state: Bombus transversalis (Olivier, 1789); Xylocopa suspecta Moure and Camargo, 1988; and Xylocopa macrops Lepeletier, 1841, and eleven for the Amazonian region of the state.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ferreira, Luciano André Chaves& Martins, Denilson Costa& Rêgo, Márcia Maria Corrêa& Albuquerque, Patrícia Maia Correia de. 2019. Richness of Wild Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a Forest Remnant in a Transition Region of Eastern Amazonia. Psyche،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ferreira, Luciano André Chaves…[et al.]. Richness of Wild Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a Forest Remnant in a Transition Region of Eastern Amazonia. Psyche No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207467
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ferreira, Luciano André Chaves& Martins, Denilson Costa& Rêgo, Márcia Maria Corrêa& Albuquerque, Patrícia Maia Correia de. Richness of Wild Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a Forest Remnant in a Transition Region of Eastern Amazonia. Psyche. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207467
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1207467