Horário de atividade de machos de Euglossinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae) em um fragmento de floresta semidecídua no Norte do Estado do Paraná

Aline Mackert dos Santos; Silvia Helena Sofia

doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v24i0.2297

Male Euglossinae bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) daily activity in a semi-deciduous forest fragment in Northern Paraná, Brazil

Authors

Aline Mackert dos Santos UEL Author
Silvia Helena Sofia UEL Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v24i0.2297

Keywords:

Euglossinae, machos euglossíneos, horário de atividade, iscas-odores

Abstract

Euglossinae bee fauna daily activity was studied in a semideciduous forest in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. Male euglossine bees, attracted by chemical baits, were sampled twice a month for one year, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Over this period, 434 males from 9 Euglossinae species were collected. Eufriesea violacea visited the baits earlier than the other species, showing an activity peak between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The other species visited the baits more often between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. A significant difference in daily activity was observed comparing the warm-wet months with the cold-dry months. During warm-wet season, males were collected during all sampling periods, but the higher bait visitation frequency occurred from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. During cold-dry season, the higher frequency was from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and no visitation was done between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Temperature during cold-dry season directly influenced the bee's activity.

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Author Biography

Silvia Helena Sofia, UEL

Possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos, mestrado em Entomologia pela Universidade de São Paulo (Ribeirão Preto) e doutorado em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia) pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, UNESP - Rio Claro. Atualmente é professora associada da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Tem experiência na área de Ecologia de Abelhas, atuando principalmente no estudo de assembléias de abelhas em ambientes sujeitos a diferentes graus de interferência antrópica e na análise da diversidade genética de abelhas, especialmente as euglossinas. Mais recentemente tem empregado biomarcadores genéticos em pesquisas visando o monitoramento de ambientes aquáticos e conservação de espécies nativas de peixes Currículo Lattes

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Published

2008-05-13

Issue

Vol. 24 (2002)

Section

Biology Sciences

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Male Euglossinae bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) daily activity in a semi-deciduous forest fragment in Northern Paraná, Brazil. (2008). Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 24, 375-381. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v24i0.2297