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Forest fragments with larger core areas better sustain diverse orchid bee faunas (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina)

Navia nom. nov. is proposed for Euterpia Navia & Flechtmann, 2005 (Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea), preoccupied by Euterpia Bondar, 1942 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report

Palavras-chave: Coleoptera; Insecta; Phyllocoptini; Phyllocoptinae; New name; Homonymy.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2006000600025

Nemésio,André; Silveira,Fernando A.

Male orchid bees were attracted to chemical baits and collected in nine Atlantic Forest fragments in southeastern Brazil. Fragments differed in size and shape. Three additional sites were also sampled in a nearby large fragment. Three hypothetical core areas of each fragment were measured as the total area minus an area of 50, 100, and 200-m-wide perimeter. Abundance and richness were not correlated with either fragment size or ratio area/perimeter, but were positively correlated with the size of core areas. These results suggest that orchid bee conservation requires the preservation of the fragments with the largest possible core areas. Neither size nor shape alone (area/perimeter ratio) seemed to be good indicators of the value of a given fragment for...

Diversity and distribution of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) with a revised checklist of species

Palavras-chave: Atlantic Forest; Conservation; Euglossine; Habitat fragmentation.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2010000400014

The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity and distribution patterns of orchid bees (Euglossina). Cluster and correlation analyses were applied to data extracted from 28 orchid-bee surveys throughout the Neotropical Region. The 28 sampling sites were grouped in three main biogeographic areas that roughly correspond to the Amazonian Basin, the Atlantic Forest and Central America. These three regions, as well as subregions within each of them, correspond approximately to biogeographic components identified through phylogeny-based analyses for other bees and organisms. The Amazonian Forest as a whole has the richest fauna and the highest levels of endemism. The Atlantic Forest, on the other hand, showed the poorest fauna and the lowest levels of...

Biogeographic notes on rare species of Euglossina (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apini) occurring in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

Palavras-chave: Amazon; Atlantic forest; Conservation; Neotropics; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2007000600008

The significance of specimens of rare species of Euglossina collected recently is discussed in terms of elucidating their biogeography and conservation status. Particularly, two new records are presented for the state of Minas Gerais, which considerably increase the known geographic range of the species they represent. These are a male of Eufriesea aeneiventris (Mocsáry), last recorded in 1943, which was attracted to methyl salicylate at the Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, and a male of Eulaema seabrai collected on flowers in the urban area of Sabará. This is also the first record for this species in the state.

Cavichia, a replacement generic name for Caragonia Takiya, Cavichioli & Mejdalani (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Palavras-chave: Insecta; Conservation; Eufriesea aeneiventris; Eulaema seabrai; Bee.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2004000100021

Edge effects on the orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) at a large remnant of Atlantic Rain Forest in southeastern Brazil

Cavichia nom. nov. is proposed for Caragonia Takiya, Cavichioli & Mejdalani, 2003 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), preoccupied by Caragonia Gemminger & Harold, 1870 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report

Palavras-chave: Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae; Homonymy; Zoological nomenclature.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2006000500022

Male orchid bees were sampled with chemical baits monthly from July 1999 to April 2000 at six sites situated at different distances from the forest edge (0 to 4,000 m) at Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, the largest remnant of Atlantic Forest in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The main goal of this study was to assess the abundance, richness, and the community structure of the orchid-bee fauna at different distances from the edge. In all, 1,183 males from 20 species were collected. Only minor and insignificant variation in richness and abundance were observed among the sites. Two dominant species, Euglossa analis Westwood (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and Eulaema cingulata (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), showed strongly opposing habitat...

First record of Eulaema helvola Moure (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) for the State of Minas Gerais: biogeographic and taxonomic implications

Palavras-chave: Insecta; Euglossina; Bioindicator; Conservation.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2006000300004

The occurrence of Eulaema helvola Moure in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, is reported for the first time, extending its known geographic distribution in ca. 600 km eastwards and suggesting that this species may be parapatric or sympatric with E. seabrai Moure. Taxonomic and biogeographic implications of this finding are discussed.

Fluorescent colors in orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Palavras-chave: Brazil; Eulaema seabrai; Geographic distribution; Orchid bee.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2006000300021

The presence of UV-fluorescent pigments is described for the first time in insects. The clear hairs on terga I, III and IV of Eulaema niveofasciata (Friese) are the only ones among several Euglossina species which fluoresce, supporting recent taxonomic studies which suggested that this endemic species of the Atlantic Forest domain and Eulaema bombiformis (Packard) are really different species. The UV-color pattern may have effects both on mating behavior and warning to predators.

Euglossa anodorhynchi sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a new orchid bee from Southern Brazil

Palavras-chave: Eulaema bombiformis; Eulaema niveofasciata; Ultra-violet light.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2005000600009

Euglossa anodorhynchi sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) is described from Joinville, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil.

A homonymy in Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera): a new name for Cyclopyge Mielke

Palavras-chave: Insecta; Apini; Euglossina; Euglossine; New species; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2006000200008

Orchid bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) of Atlantic Forest fragments inside an urban area in southeastern Brazil

Olafia nom. nov. is proposed for Cyclopyge Mielke, 2002 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), preoccupied by Cyclopyge Hawle & Corda, 1847 (Trilobita: Asaphida: Cyclopygidae).

Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other

Palavras-chave: Olafia; Trilobita; New combination.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2005000600023

Male orchid bees were collected by chemical baiting in four forest fragments in parks of the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. One thousand three hundred and twenty-five males belonging to 14 species were captured within one year. The capture data were compared through correlation tests. The data suggest that abundance of orchid bees tend to increase with fragment size, although no correlation between species richness and fragment size was obtained. The results presented herein suggest that forest fragments in a large city may be of importance concerning conservation of orchid-bee faunas.