Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) abundance in São Carlos forest - state of São Paulo, Brazil

  • Tânia Mara Guerra UFSC
  • Angélica Maria Penteado-Dias Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to verify the Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) subfamily abundance in São Carlos mesophytic forest - São Paulo, Brazil. Two types of traps were used: Malaise modified trap and yellow pan trap. Captured individuals belonged to 18 subfamilies: Phygadeuontinae (41%), Orthocentrinae (21%), Ichneumoninae (6.4%), Cremastinae (6.4%), Campopleginae (5.6%), Pimplinae (4.6%), and Anomaloninae, Banchinae, Ctenopelmatinae, Tersilochinae, Tryphoninae and Xoridinae (0.1 to 5.0%). After one year of sampling 1015 specimens were captured. Higher occurences were found as a combination of host abundance, developmental strategy and niche occupation.

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Author Biography

Tânia Mara Guerra, UFSC
Possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (1989), mestrado em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (1993) e doutorado em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (1999). Tem experiência na área de Ecologia, com ênfase em Taxonomia de Ichneumonidae, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: controle biológico natural e diversidade biológica de Ichneumonidae Currículo Lattes
Published
2008-05-13
How to Cite
Guerra, T. M., & Penteado-Dias, A. M. (2008). Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) abundance in São Carlos forest - state of São Paulo, Brazil. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 24, 363-368. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v24i0.2294
Section
Biology Sciences

 

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