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Rev. bras. entomol ; 62(2): 97-106, Apr.-June 2018. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1045503

ABSTRACT

Abstract Megachile Latreille is a conspicuous genus of solitary bees distributed worldwide. However, the biology of tropical species is still little known. We present data on biology of Megachile brasiliensis Data Torre, Megachile sejuncta Cockerell and Megachile stilbonotaspis Moure found in two remnants of eastern Amazonian forest in northeastern Brazil. The study was conducted using the trap-nest methodology in two different areas during four periods. We collected a total of 24 nests of M. brasiliensis, 26 of M. sejuncta and 28 of M. stilbonotaspis. The differential abundance of collected nests may reflect the population size in each sampled place. The nesting activity was concentrated mainly between July and January and species presented a multivoltine pattern, except for M. sejuncta, which was partly univoltine. Assessed pollen use showed a predominant use of Attalea sp. (Arecaceae) and, for M. stilbonotaspis, Tylesia sp. and Lepidaploa sp. (Asteraceae). Babassu is a very common palm in the studied areas and the studied species seem to have a strong link with it. We also reported change of pollen use by M. sejuncta, probably due to competition with M. brasiliensis, which may have influenced the biased sex ratio observed in M. sejuncta toward males. Parasites reported here were also recorded for other Megachile species, such as Coelioxys, Brachymeria, Meloidae and Pyralidae species. Mites were observed in association with M. stilbonotaspis. The data presented here set up a background that encourages new studies on the ecology of these three Amazonian species, providing tools for proper biodiversity management and conservation.

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Biosci. j. (Online) ; 28(2): 302-311, mar./apr. 2012. ilus, graf, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-912568

ABSTRACT

Durante um período de 21 meses (fevereiro/08 a outubro/09) avaliou-se as freqüências de nidificação de vespas e abelhas solitárias, o parasitismo associado às suas espécies e invasores de seus ninhos na Reserva Biológica Unilavras Boqueirão, Ingaí, MG (21º 14' 59" S / 44º 59' 27" W). As espécies foram amostradas por meio de ninhos-armadilha. As armadilhas foram confeccionadas em gomos de bambu, instalados em hastes de PVC e dispostos em transectos a cinco metros eqüidistantes. Em cada haste foram fixados três ninhos nas alturas de 0,56 m, 1,13 m e 1,70 m do solo nas fitofisionomias de Mata Ciliar, Cerrado stricto sensu e Borda de Mata. Os ninhos foram inspecionados quinzenalmente. Foram fundados 221 ninhos pertencentes a seis espécies de vespas e três de abelhas. Destes, 123 ninhos foram colonizados no Cerrado stricto sensu, 51 na Borda de Mata Ciliar e 47 no interior da Mata Ciliar. Três espécies predominaram nas áreas: Isodontia sp. (35% do total de ninhos fundados), seguida por Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) lactitarse Saussure (15%) e Centris (Hemisiella) tarsata Smith (11%). Intensa atividade de nidificação foi observada principalmente na estação quente e chuvosa (novembro-fevereiro). Um total de 29% dos ninhos foi parasitado por espécies de Chrysididae, Ichneumonidae e Bombyliidae. De modo geral os aspectos estruturais dos ninhos coletados nesse trabalho assemelham-se àqueles obtidos em estudos realizados com essas espécies em outros ambientes.


During a period of 21 months (February/2008 to October/2009) we evaluated the nesting frequencies of solitary wasps and bees, the parasitism associated with them, and the invaders of their nests in the Biological Reserve of the Unilavras Boqueirão, Ingaí, MG (21º 14' 59" S / 44º 59' 27" W). The species were sampled using trap nests. The traps were made of bamboo sections, fixed in PVC rods and placed in transects, five meters equidistant. On each rod, three nests were fixed on the heights of 0.56 m, 1.13 m and 1.70 m from the ground, in the following vegetation types: Riparian Forest, Cerrado stricto senso and Riparian Forest edge. Nests were inspected every two weeks. 221 nests were founded, belonging to six species of wasps and three species of bees. From all nests, 123 nests were founded in the Cerrado stricto sensu, 51 in the edge of the Riparian Forest and 47 within the Riparian Forest. Three species were abundant in all areas: Isodontia sp. (35% of total nests), followed by Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) lactitarse Saussure (15%) and Centris (Hemisiella) tarsata Smith (11%). Intense nesting activity was observed mainly in the hot, rainy season (November to February). A total of 29% of nests were parasitized by species of Chrysididae, Ichneumonidae and Bombyliidae. In general, the structural aspects of the nests collected in this study are similar to those obtained in studies with these species in other environments.


Subject(s)
Parasitic Diseases , Wasps , Hymenoptera , Plants , Ecosystem
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Neotrop. entomol ; 39(6): 885-891, nov.-dic. 2010. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-572466

ABSTRACT

The nesting behavior of Podium denticulatum Smith was studied on the campus of Ribeirão Preto of the Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil, from September 2003 to August 2005. The wasps established their nests in bamboo canes ranging from 11.4 cm to 26.2 cm in length and from 0.7 cm to 1.8 cm in internal diameter. Podium denticulatum nested almost exclusively in the hot and wet season (September-April), producing at least five generations per year. The cell provisioning was made with adult and nymphal cockroaches (Blattellidae) which were arranged venter-up and with the head inward toward the inner end of the cell. The construction of a temporary closure occurred in cells that took more than one day to be provisioned. The cells provisioned with a greater number of prey were more likely to produce females than males. The nests included 1-6 brood cells separated by mud partitions and arranged in a linear series. The innermost cells of the nests produced females, and the outermost cells produced males. Nests were parasitized by Eulophidae (Melittobia sp.), Chrysididae and Tachinidae.


Subject(s)
Animals , Female , Male , Hymenoptera , Nesting Behavior
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Neotrop. entomol ; 38(2): 197-202, Mar.-Apr. 2009. ilus, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-515098

ABSTRACT

Foi estabelecido um protocolo de tratamento para análise do resíduo polínico de ninhos de Centris tarsata Smith, obtidos através do uso de ninhos-armadilha. A área estudada localiza-se na Estação Biológica de Canudos, município de Canudos (09º56'34"S; 38º59'17"W), microrregião Nordeste da Bahia. A vegetação local é de caatinga hiperxerófila arbustiva, o clima é semi-árido, com temperatura média anual de 24,1ºC e precipitação anual de 454 mm. Foram utilizados dez ninhos de C. tarsata coletados dos ninhos-armadilha no primeiro semestre de 2004. Para a análise palinológica do conteúdo dos ninhos, foi necessário o estabelecimento de um método adequado, elaborado a partir da análise de sedimentos em paleopalinologia e de procedimentos de acetólise usuais em palinologia. As análises microscópicas foram realizadas sob microscopia óptica. Foram identificados 17 tipos polínicos relacionados a sete famílias vegetais, contudo estes se apresentaram nos ninhos em associações de cinco a onze tipos distintos, indicando quais plantas foram utilizadas pelas abelhas na nutrição das crias. As famílias mais representadas foram Leguminosae (49,3 por cento) e Solanaceae (43,2 por cento) e os tipos polínicos com as maiores frequências de grãos encontrados foram Solanum paniculatum (43,8 por cento) e Senna rizzini (32,1 por cento). O protocolo desenvolvido proporciona uma nova técnica de estudos sobre a dieta de Centris e outros grupos de abelhas solitárias.


A new treatment protocol was developed to analyze pollen residues found in nests of Centris tarsata Smith harvested from nest-traps. The study area was located in the Canudos Biological Station in the municipality of Canudos (09º56'34"S; 38º59'17"W), in the northeastern micro-region of Bahia State, Brazil. The local vegetation is an open caatinga (deciduous dryland vegetation), the regional climate is semi-arid, the average annual temperature is 24.1ºC, and the annual regional rainfall rate is 454 mm. Ten nests of C. tarsata were collected in trap-nests during the first semester of 2004. Pollen analysis from the nests required the development of a new methodology that combined techniques of palynological sediment analysis with the more common pollinic analysis by acetolysis. Microscopic analyses employed optical microscopy techniques. The pollinic spectrum of the samples from C. tarsata indicated the presence of 17 pollen types from seven plant families, which were present in assemblage of five to eleven pollen types, pointed to the plants used by bees to feed on their offspring. The most represented plant families were Leguminosae (49.3 percent) and Solanaceae (43.2 percent). The most frequent pollen types in the samples were from Solanum paniculatum (43.8 percent) and Senna rizzini (32.1 percent). The protocol developed provides a new tool for diet assessment of Centris and other groups of solitary bees.


Subject(s)
Animals , Bees , Nesting Behavior , Pollen/classification
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Rev. bras. entomol ; 53(1): 107-114, 2009. graf, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS, SES-SP | ID: lil-511779

ABSTRACT

Vespas do gênero Trypoxylon apresentam comportamento solitário e aprovisionam seus ninhos de forma massiva com aranhas paralisadas. Algumas espécies utilizam cavidades preexistentes para nidificação, o que facilita sua amostragem e estudo. Neste trabalho, dados sobre a biologia de nidificação de quatro espécies de Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) - T. rogenhoferi, T. lactitarse, T. aurifrons e T. nitidum - são apresentados. As espécies foram amostradas por meio de ninhos-armadilha durante três anos em Araras e dois anos em Rifaina e São Carlos (São Paulo). As localidades de estudo foram subdivididas em sítios de amostragem. Foram obtidos 2.698 ninhos de himenópteros solitários, dos quais 2.268 foram fundados por espécies de Trypoxylon. Intensa atividade de nidificação foi observada principalmente na estação quente e chuvosa (outubro-março). Os ninhos-armadilha utilizados para nidificação pelas diferentes espécies apresentaram dimensões significativamente diferentes. A família de aranhas mais utilizada para aprovisionamento foi Araneidae; no entanto, as espécies de vespas diferiram quanto às espécies forrageadas. O principal parasitóide das quatro espécies foi Melittobia, mas indivíduos das famílias Chrysididae, Ichneumonidae, Chalcididae e Sarcophagidae também foram verificados. Observou-se que as espécies de Trypoxylon coexistem temporalmente e que nas três localidades cada espécie nidificou com maior freqüência em um sítio particular, sugerindo uma ocupação diferencial do habitat. A partição do habitat aparentemente homogêneo pode ser resultado de "competição aparente" mediada por inimigos naturais comuns.


Wasps of the genus Trypoxylon are solitary and females mass-provision their nests with paralyzed spiders. Some species use successfully trap-nests for nesting foundation, making easier their sampling and study. This paper reports data about nesting biology of four species of Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) - T. rogenhoferi, T. lactitarse, T. aurifrons and T. nitidum. These species were sampled by trap-nests during three years in Araras and two years in São Carlos and Rifaina (São Paulo). These areas were subdivided into sampling sites. A total of 2,698 nests of solitary hymenopterans were collected and most of them (2,268) were founded by Trypoxylon species. Nesting activity was higher in the warm, rainy season (October-March). The trap-nests used by the different species showed significantly different dimensions. Araneidae was the spider family mainly used for provision, but a species-specific provisioning was observed. The most important parasitoid of the four species was Melittobia, but adult chrysidids, ichneumonids, chalcidids and sarcophagids also attacked their nests. In the three areas, the different species of Trypoxylon coexist temporally but each of them built their nests frequently in a specific site. This result may suggest differential occupation of the habitat. This habitat partition of an apparently homogeneous area may be a result of an "apparent competition" shaped by shared natural enemies.


Subject(s)
Animals , Male , Female , Nesting Behavior , Ecosystem , Wasps , Brazil , Seasons
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Neotrop. entomol ; 37(5): 606-608, Sept.-Oct. 2008. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-498323

ABSTRACT

Parasitas de abelhas adultas são quase exclusivamente moscas e dentre os mais importantes estão os conopídeos. Nesta comunicação relata-se pela primeira vez a associação de espécies de Physocephala (Diptera: Conopidae) com Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius). De uma amostra de 26 fêmeas e nove machos da espécie hospedeira encontrados mortos em ninhos-armadilha vazios, no campus da Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, emergiram 35 parasitóides pertencentes a nove espécies de Physocephala. Os dados mostram que C. analis é hospedeiro para várias espécies de conopídeos e sugerem que tais parasitóides podem desempenhar um papel importante na regulação populacional dessa espécie de abelha.


Parasites of adult bees are almost exclusively flies and the most important of them are conopids. This note registers for the first time the association of species of Physocephala (Diptera: Conopidae) with Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius). From 26 females and nine males of the host species found dead inside trap-nests on the campus of the University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, 35 parasitoids were obtained belonging to nine species of Physocephala. The data show that C. analis is a host to several conopid flies, and suggest that such parasitoids can play an important role in population control of this bee species.


Subject(s)
Animals , Bees/parasitology , Diptera/physiology
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