Diversidade de espécies e densidade de ninhos de abelhas sociais sem ferrão (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae) em floresta de terra firme na Amazônia central
Year: 1995
Type: article
Abstract: DIVERSITV OF SPECIES AN D DENSITV OF STINGLESS BEE SOCIAL NESf5 (HVMENOPTERA.APIDAE.MELlPONINAE) IN TERRA FIRME FOREST IN CENTRAL AMAZÔNIA.Stingl~ss b~~s w~re collected between 1984 and 1990 in continuous for~st, for~sl fragm~nts and cleared areas 90 Km north of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.Several methods were employed.A total of 54 species of 21 genera were collected including two und~scrib~d sp~cies of Plebeia Schwarz, 1938.Th~most abundant genera were Trigona lurine, 1807; Melipona IIliger, 1806; Pal1alllOlla Schwarz, 1939 and Telragona L~pel~tier, 1825.The most abundant s~cies w~re Tri/iona crassipes (Fabricius, 1793) and T. !ulvivellllis Guérin, 1835.Fruit ny traps baited with fragranees for ~uglossine be~s show~d to be an useful m~thod for stingless be~ eoll~ction too.The study area show~d a great richn~ss in relation to other regions of the world.However the density of nests found from a looha area of continuous for~st were low (I nest/6.67ha).The consequences of deforestation on stingless belOS populations and ofthe decrease ofthese on the forest conservation are also discussed.KEY WORDS.Diversity, nest density, conservation, Amazônia, stingless bccs Meliponinae é um gmpo de abelhas sociais de distribuição pantropical, embora ocorra também em regiões subtropicais (ROUBIK 1989), A região Neotropical possui a maior diversidade com mais de 250 espécies descritas (CAMARGO 1990), A origem geográfica do gmpo é ainda um assunto controvertido.Conforme MrCHENER (1979), os Meliponinae se originaram e irradiaram no oeste do continente Gondwano, Para WILLE (1979, 1983), a origem teria sido na África, entre o Cretáceo e o Terciário.Recentemente, MICHENER (1990) sugeriu o centro de origem na Laurasia oeste, no fmal do Cretáceo, atingindo posteriormente a América do Sul.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Zoologia
Institutions: Universidade Federal do Acre, Embrapa
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2006366012