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Functional and Taxonomic Diversity of Stinging Wasps in Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Areas

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Author(s):
dos Santos, E. F. [1] ; Noll, F. B. [2] ; Brandao, C. R. F. [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, BR-14040901 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Depto Zool & Bot, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Neotropical Entomology; v. 43, n. 2, p. 97-105, APR 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 7
Abstract

Vespoidea are the most functionally diverse superfamily of Hymenoptera. Ecological studies involving this family are primarily based on eusocial groups, including ants and social paper wasps. In the present study, we examine stinging wasp (Vespoidea) faunal diversity in the Atlantic Rain Forest, which is one of the most diverse and threatened ecosystems in the World. Three conservation areas were sampled employing a standardized sample protocol. Families and functional groups of Vespoidea were collected in each area, with the exception ants (Formicidae), and analyzed using diversity analyses, to generate taxonomic diversity and distinctness indices. Results indicated Pompilidae was the most diverse family, and the idiobiont parasitoid type was the most diverse functional group in the three study areas. NA(0)cleo Picinguaba of the Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar was taxonomically and functionally the most diverse and species rich area. Parque Estadual Intervales showed the highest number of dominant species and diversity of koinobiont parasitoids, while the Rebio Sooretama exhibited a decrease in several diversity parameters. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 01/08060-5 - Study and identification of the Hymenoptera aculeata of the BIOTA Thematic Project "Richness and diversity of Hymenoptera and Isoptera along a latitudiunal gradient in the Atlantic Rainforest"
Grantee:Eduardo Fernando dos Santos
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
FAPESP's process: 98/05083-0 - Richness and diversity of Hymenoptera and Isoptera along a latitudinal gradient in the Mata Atlântica - the eastern Brazilian rain forest
Grantee:Carlos Roberto Ferreira Brandão
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants