Surveying neotropical social wasps: an evaluation of methods in the "Ferreira Penna" research station (ECFPn), in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil (Hym., Vespidae, Polistinae)
A survey of social wasps was made in the area of the "Ferreira Penna" Research Station (ECFPn) in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil. Traditional collecting methods as the use of Malaise traps and the search for individuals and colonies of wasps along trails in the forest and by river margins, were appl...
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| description | A survey of social wasps was made in the area of the "Ferreira Penna" Research Station (ECFPn) in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil. Traditional collecting methods as the use of Malaise traps and the search for individuals and colonies of wasps along trails in the forest and by river margins, were applied in a more systematized fashion. Seventy-nine species belonging to 18 genera were discovered within a discontinuous period of 52 days of collecting. Angiopolybia pallens, Polybia liliacea, and several Agelaia species were the most frequently collected species. Active search for wasps in the forest and by river margins was far more efficient than Malaise traps regarding the discovery of polistine species.<br>O artigo apresenta e discute os métodos empregados e resultados de um levantamento das vespas sociais da Estação Científica Ferreira Penna (ECFPn), em Caxiuanã, PA, Brasil. Métodos tradicionais, como armadilhas de Malaise e a procura ativa por indivíduos e colônias de vespas em trilhas e pelas margens de rios, foram usados segundo um esquema de amostragem mais sistematizado do que é usual em tais levantamentos, com o fim de produzir dados mais facilmente analisáveis e comparáveis. Setenta e nove espécies de 18 gêneros de Polistinae foram registradas num período de 52 dias descontínuos de trabalho de campo. Angiopolybia pallens, Polybia liliacea e algumas espécies de Agelaia foram as mais freqüentes. A procura ativa pelas vespas no interior da floresta e pelas margens de rios foi muito mais eficiente em respeito à descoberta de espécies, do que as armadilhas de Malaise. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3336f9dba0934156b562e85ce38320f72022-12-22T03:12:44ZengUniversidade de São PauloPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia0031-10491807-02052002-11-01421229932310.1590/S0031-10492002001200001Surveying neotropical social wasps: an evaluation of methods in the "Ferreira Penna" research station (ECFPn), in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil (Hym., Vespidae, Polistinae)Orlando Tobias SilveiraA survey of social wasps was made in the area of the "Ferreira Penna" Research Station (ECFPn) in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil. Traditional collecting methods as the use of Malaise traps and the search for individuals and colonies of wasps along trails in the forest and by river margins, were applied in a more systematized fashion. Seventy-nine species belonging to 18 genera were discovered within a discontinuous period of 52 days of collecting. Angiopolybia pallens, Polybia liliacea, and several Agelaia species were the most frequently collected species. Active search for wasps in the forest and by river margins was far more efficient than Malaise traps regarding the discovery of polistine species.<br>O artigo apresenta e discute os métodos empregados e resultados de um levantamento das vespas sociais da Estação Científica Ferreira Penna (ECFPn), em Caxiuanã, PA, Brasil. Métodos tradicionais, como armadilhas de Malaise e a procura ativa por indivíduos e colônias de vespas em trilhas e pelas margens de rios, foram usados segundo um esquema de amostragem mais sistematizado do que é usual em tais levantamentos, com o fim de produzir dados mais facilmente analisáveis e comparáveis. Setenta e nove espécies de 18 gêneros de Polistinae foram registradas num período de 52 dias descontínuos de trabalho de campo. Angiopolybia pallens, Polybia liliacea e algumas espécies de Agelaia foram as mais freqüentes. A procura ativa pelas vespas no interior da floresta e pelas margens de rios foi muito mais eficiente em respeito à descoberta de espécies, do que as armadilhas de Malaise.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492002001200001VespidaePolistinaevespas sociaislevantamentosCaxiuanãECFPnVespidaePolistinaesocial waspssurveyCaxiuanãECFPn |
| spellingShingle | Orlando Tobias Silveira Surveying neotropical social wasps: an evaluation of methods in the "Ferreira Penna" research station (ECFPn), in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil (Hym., Vespidae, Polistinae) Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia Vespidae Polistinae vespas sociais levantamentos Caxiuanã ECFPn Vespidae Polistinae social wasps survey Caxiuanã ECFPn |
| title | Surveying neotropical social wasps: an evaluation of methods in the "Ferreira Penna" research station (ECFPn), in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil (Hym., Vespidae, Polistinae) |
| title_full | Surveying neotropical social wasps: an evaluation of methods in the "Ferreira Penna" research station (ECFPn), in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil (Hym., Vespidae, Polistinae) |
| title_fullStr | Surveying neotropical social wasps: an evaluation of methods in the "Ferreira Penna" research station (ECFPn), in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil (Hym., Vespidae, Polistinae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surveying neotropical social wasps: an evaluation of methods in the "Ferreira Penna" research station (ECFPn), in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil (Hym., Vespidae, Polistinae) |
| title_short | Surveying neotropical social wasps: an evaluation of methods in the "Ferreira Penna" research station (ECFPn), in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil (Hym., Vespidae, Polistinae) |
| title_sort | surveying neotropical social wasps an evaluation of methods in the ferreira penna research station ecfpn in caxiuana pa brazil hym vespidae polistinae |
| topic | Vespidae Polistinae vespas sociais levantamentos Caxiuanã ECFPn Vespidae Polistinae social wasps survey Caxiuanã ECFPn |
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