scholarly journals Assemblages of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) in the Veredas of Central Brazil

Sociobiology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. e5938
Author(s):  
Lourivaldo Amancio De Castro ◽  
Sergio Ricardo Andena ◽  
Evandson José Anjos e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Social Wasp ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Mauritia Flexuosa ◽  
Insect Attractant ◽  
Sweep Net

Social wasps are widely distributed in Brazil, and their distribution is intimately linked to habitats and the vegetation structure. Veredas (Brazilian Palm swamps) occur in moist soils and are characterized by the almost monodominant presence of Buriti palms (Maurítia flexuosa). The insect fauna of these environments is poorly known, especially in Central Brazil. Some studies assessing the diversity of social wasps were carried out in the State of Mato Grosso, however, there are no studies performed in the palm swamps of this region. Thus, we aim in this study to investigate the composition of wasp species in six vereda environments throughout 24 months of sampling, from august 2017 to July 2019; The specimens were collected using a sweep net, in 200m transects that were subdivided into 10 3m2 parcels. To attract the wasps, we sprayed each parcel (using a backpack sprayer) with an insect attractant made from five spoons of granulated sugar and one spoon of salt dissolved in 5 liters of water. After spraying the plot, we waited 10 minutes before starting the collections and stayed another 10 minutes to sample in each plot, totaling 200 minutes of sampling per palm swamp. A total of 1062 social wasp specimens were collected, distributed in 10 genera and 36 species. The most abundant species were Polybia cf. ruficeps xantops (Richards, 1978), Angiopolybia pallens (Lepeletier, 1836), Polybia rejecta (Lepeletier, 1836), and Mischocyttarus sp. 2, which accounted for 57% of the total collected specimens in the 60 parcels. The estimated richness for the Vereda environments was 38,88 ± 0,627, approximately 41% of the 88 species of Polistinae wasps found in the Cerrado of eastern Mato Grosso.

Social wasps (Hymenoptera, Polistinae) from the Brazilian savanna

Sociobiology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Marcos Magalhães de Souza ◽  
Gabriel Silva Teófilo-Guedes ◽  
Ederson Tadeu Bueno ◽  
Lucas Rocha Milani ◽  
Alex Sandro Barros De Souza
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Social Wasp ◽  
Human Action ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Brazilian Savanna ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
Mato Grosso

The present study was developed aiming to evaluate the richness and biogeography of social wasp species in the Brazilian savanna, Cerrado. In order to do so, we gathered data from specialized literature and field samplings performed at Sempre-Vivas National Park, northeastern Minas Gerais state. 18 genera and 137 species were recorded, with 4 endemic species of the Mischocytiarus genus. The results showed that Cerrado houses 40% of Brazilian Polistinae fauna and that Sempre-Vivas National Park is responsible for around 29% of this value, which makes it an important refuge for conservation of social wasps from Cerrado, as well as Mato Grosso state, due to its large number of restricted occurrence and endemic species. Nonetheless, there are Brazilian states and conservation units still lacking information for the taxon, making a bigger sampling effort in the Cerrado biome necessary, as it has been rapidly deteriorating due to human action.

scholarly journals Influence of surrounding vegetation on the diversity of social wasps on coffee culture

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel De Castro Jacques ◽  
Bruna Síntia Silva De Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Social Wasp ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Increase Production Cost

Every year, coffee crops are affected by pests and diseases that hamper productivity and grain quality. Chemicals used to tackle these issues not only increase production cost, but may also lead to serious problems in the long term. The use of biological control for the management of pest aims to reduce the use of such products and preserve the environment. For being natural predators of these pest insects, social wasps are an effective alternative for biological control. Attractive traps were installed in two areas of coffee culture: one with predominant orchard vegetation, called Orchard-coffee; andthe other with an Atlantic forest fragment as predominant surrounding vegetation, called Forestcoffee. The aim was to compare the diversity and abundance of social wasp species that visited the two areas. Bray-Curtis (dis-)similarity between the two areas was low, 0.45, showing surroundings influence in both areas. In total, 208 individuals of 11 species and 4 different genera were collected, with a total Shannon-Wiener (H’) diversity index of 1.591. Orchard-coffee showed a higher number of social wasps, whereas Forest-coffee showed a higher diversity index. The most abundant species in both areas was Polistes versicolor, which can reduce damage caused by coffee pests and has a great potential use in biological control programs.

Nest Density of some Social Wasp Species in Cerrado Vegetation of Central Brazil (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

1992 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raimundo P. Barros Henriques ◽  
Ivone R. Diniz Rocha ◽  
Kiniti Kitayama
Keyword(s):  
Social Wasp ◽  
Nest Density ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
Cerrado Vegetation ◽  
Central Brazil

Diversity of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) in an Agricultural Environment in Bambuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sociobiology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel De Castro Jacques ◽  
Marcos Magalhães Souza ◽  
Heslander Júnio Coelho ◽  
Lucas Oliveira Vicente ◽  
Luis Claudio Paterno Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Social Wasp ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Biological Pest Control ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
Agricultural Environment ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Long Term Survey

Studies on the diversity of social wasps in agricultural environments represent an important step to identifying the ideal species to be used in biological pest control programs. There is a growing effort to acknowledge the diversity of such Hymenoptera in the state of Minas Gerais, but information on anthropized environments is still rare. The objective of this study was to obtain data on the diversity of social wasps in the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciências e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais (IFMG), Bambuí campus, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sampling was conducted from July 2012 to July 2014 with two methodologies: attractive traps and active search. This work confirms that a well diversified environment, even if anthropized, is rich in social wasp species. In addition, the great number of collected species, shows the importance of a long-term survey and the use of more than one method of collection. The high rate of collections of Polistes versicolor in a predominantly agricultural environment, coupled with other studies on this species as a predator of lepidopteran caterpillars, suggests the use of this species as a tool in the biological control of pests.

scholarly journals The social wasp community (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) and new distribution record of Polybia ruficeps in an area of Caatinga Biome, northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1530 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Carneiro Melo ◽  
Bruno Corrêa Barbosa ◽  
Mariana Monteiro de Castro ◽  
Gilberto Marcos de Mendonça Santos ◽  
Fábio Prezoto
Keyword(s):  
Social Wasp ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Local Fauna ◽  
The Social ◽  
Caatinga Biome ◽  
Local Plant ◽  
First Time ◽  
Distribution Record

Social wasps are broadly distributed in Brazil, and their distribution is closely related to local plant composition. However, only a few studies on the diversity of these insects have been carried out in northeastern Brazil, and in Caatinga Biome the diversity is probably underestimated due to the lack of inventories for the region. Aiming at advancing the knowledge about the wasp fauna, we carried out this study from October 2005 to September 2006 in Ibipeba, northeastern Brazil. We collected 172 wasps of five genera and eight species, and recorded Polybia ruficeps Schrottky, 1902 for the first time in the state of Bahia. The most abundant species was Polybia ignobilis (Haliday, 1836) (n = 69), and the least abundant were Brachygastra lecheguana (Latreille, 1824) (n = 2) and Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (n = 2). The present study inventory focused exclusively on the diversity of social wasps in an area of Caatinga, which contributes to advance the local fauna knowledge.

scholarly journals Biodiversity of Insecta in Amazonia: Updating the geographic records of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in Acre and Rondônia States, Brazil

Sociobiology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 584
Author(s):  
Alexandre Somavilla ◽  
Raimundo Nonato De Morais Junior ◽  
Paulo Cézar Salgado Barroso ◽  
Marcio Luiz Oliveira ◽  
José Albertino Rafael
Keyword(s):  
Social Wasp ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
Amazon Rainforest ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
High Degree ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Malaise Traps

The Acre and Rondônia states in Brazil are part of Western Amazon rainforest in Brazil, an area harboring high biodiversity and high degree of endemisms Nevertheless, there are few studies on diversity of social wasps occurring in both states. This study presents a list of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) collected using three modified Malaise traps model: Townes, Gressit and Gressit, and suspended traps in two localities in Acre and two in Rondônia state.  A total of 60 species were collected, 20 of these species are new distribution records to Acre state and 54 species, 15 of these species are new distribution records to Rondônia state. Some species are not commonly found in the collections and lists of species, and some are recorded for the first or second time to Brazil or the Amazon region. Now there are 114 species (19 genera) for Acre and 116 species (19 genera) for Rondônia. This increase may be an indication that the Polistinae richness is probably higher in the regions studied and that Acre and Rondônia may well contain a number of additional (as yet unrecorded) social wasp species. He we present an updated about the geographic records of social wasps’ fauna in both states.

scholarly journals Social Wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Sociobiology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Marcos Magalhães de Souza ◽  
Gabriel Silva Teofilo-Guedes ◽  
Lucas Rocha Milani ◽  
Alex Sandro Barbosa De Souza ◽  
Patrícia Pereira Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Social Wasp ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Species Occurrence ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
Janeiro State

This study was developed aiming to compile data concerning the occurrence and distribution of social wasp species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, as well as recording exclusive and rare species. For this purpose, we compiled studies from the specialized literature and created a table containing the species occurrence in the different states which present the phytogeographic domain. A total of 170 species was recorded, corresponding to almost a half of the richness of social wasps in Brazil, including 50 endemic, with highlight to Rio de Janeiro state, which nevertheless is insufficiently sampled. This way, from this work, it is concluded that Brazilian Atlantic Forest must be seen as an important refuge for Polistinae.

scholarly journals Updating the geographic records of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in Roraima state

Sociobiology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Cézar Salgado Barroso ◽  
Alexandre Somavilla ◽  
Rafael Boldrini
Keyword(s):  
Light Trap ◽  
Social Wasp ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
High Degree ◽  
New Distribution ◽  
Comprehensive Studies

The Roraima state in Brazil is part of Northern Amazon, an area harboring high biodiversity and high degree of endemism. Nevertheless, there are few studies on diversity of social wasps occurring in this region. This study presents a list of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) collected actively and using Malaise, Suspended and Light trap in six localities in Roraima state. A total of 85 species of 14 genera were collected. Fourty-five of these species are new distribution records to Roraima state, some species are not common found in the collections and lists of species, and some are recorded for the second time to Brazil or the Amazon region. This increase may be an indication that the Polistinae richness is probably higher in the regions studied and that Roraima may well contain a number of additional (as yet unrecorded) social wasp species. More comprehensive studies are needed in order to increase the knowledge of wasp species in Roraima, contributing to increased knowledge of the diversity in Northern Brazil.

scholarly journals The social wasp community (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest, Ubatuba, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Coutinho Togni ◽  
Gabriela De Almeida Locher ◽  
Edilberto Giannotti ◽  
Orlando Tobias Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Social Wasp ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Great Relevance ◽  
Very High

The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is of great relevance to biological conservation, and is among the areas in South America with the highest levels of diversity and endemism. The aim of this study was to survey the social wasp species in the subfamily Polistinae in Ubatuba, São Paulo state, in southwestern Brazil. Collecting work was conducted from May 2007 to May 2008 using attractive PET bottle traps and active searching. Twenty-one species belonging to eight genera were found, among which some may be considered rare in southeastern Brazil such as Mischocyttarus parallelogrammus and Polybia catillifex. The most abundant species were Agelaia angulata (64.31%), Agelaia nr. centralis (10.08%) and Angiopolybia pallens (8.49%). A correlation between species richness and relative humidity (r = 0.6435; p = 0.0176) was observed. Values of species richness were a little higher in the super humid (Sm = 11) than in the less humid (Sm = 9) season. This suggests that this season may have more favorable environmental conditions for a greater richness of species to found colonies. Despite not having a very high species richness compared with other surveys, the collected species in this study can be considered rare in southeastern Brazil, emphasizing the complexity of the Atlantic Forest biome and its relation to the diversity of wasps.

TWO MORE SOCIAL WASP SPECIES (VESPIDAE, POLISTINAE) COLLECT MULLERIAN BODIES FROM CECROPIA TREES (URTICACEAE)

Sociobiology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherlem Patrícia de S. Felizardo ◽  
R. C. Borges ◽  
J. N. A. Santos ◽  
Orlando Tobias Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Social Wasp ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Wasp Species ◽  
Cecropia Obtusifolia ◽  
Interactive Behaviors

The interactive behaviors of two species of social wasps, Protopolybia chartergoides (Gribodo) and Charterginus fulvus Fox with Cecropia obtusifolia (Cecropiaceae) are described. The use of Cecropia Müllerian bodies by the two wasps is also described, as well as the distribution of this trait in Protopolybia and Charterginus.

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