Euglossine bees (Apidae) in Atlantic forest areas of Sao Paulo State, southeastern Brazil

Autor(es)

Cordeiro, Guaraci Duran ^[1] ; Boff, Samuel ^[1] ; Caetano, Tiago de Almeida ^[2] ; Fernandes, Paulo Cesar ^[2] ; Alves-dos-Santos, Isabel ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, BR-14040901 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Ecol, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Apidologie; v. 44, n. 3, p. 254-267, MAY 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 15

Resumo

We investigated the diversity of euglossine bees in ten areas of Atlantic Forest Domain in So Paulo State, Brazil. Bees were collected with odor baits for 2 years, from March 2007 to March 2009. From a standardized effort during the first year of sampling, we compare the four areas using indexes of diversity, evenness, and similarity of euglossine communities. In the second year, we added six new places for presenting a general overview on the Atlantic forest in So Paulo. A total of 2,395 individuals of 23 species were recorded in the study areas. Ilhabela had the highest number of species (19) and individuals (1,260). The most attractive odor bait was eucalyptol, which attracted 16 species and 58 % of all individuals. Euglossa cordata (Linnaeus 1958) was the most abundant species, representing 50 % of the individuals sampled; apparently, populations of this species are more abundant at low altitudes, as for example on islands and on the coast. The results also suggest a difference in richness among altitudes, since coastal areas (where the climatic variation are milder) had more species. The present study advances knowledge on the occurrence of euglossine bees in the Atlantic Forest and fills the lack of a systematic study of these bees of coastal areas in So Paulo State. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 07/51911-2 - Abelhas solitárias nidificantes em ninhos-armadilha em dois fragmentos florestais do estado de São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Guaraci Duran Cordeiro
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
• Processo FAPESP: 04/15801-0 - Biodiversidade e uso sustentável de polinizadores, com ênfase em abelhas Meliponini
• Beneficiário: Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 04/00274-4 - Abelhas coletoras de óleo: biologia, relação com plantas, análise química e morfologia funcional
• Beneficiário: Isabel Alves dos Santos
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores