Arthropods associated with the crown of Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae) palm trees in three different environments from Brazilian Cerrado

Artrópodos associados à copa de árvores, principalmente palmeiras, são pouco conhecidos no Cerrado. Para descrever a estrutura da comunidade de artrópodos à copa de Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae) foram amostradas 150 palmeiras em seis veredas” do Distrito Federal, de áreas silvestres, rurais e periurbanas na estação chuvosa. Os artrópodos presentes nos ninhos abandonados de aves, refúgios de mamíferos, folhas e matéria orgânica foram coletados manualmente, fixados em etanol 70% e separados em ordem, família, morfoespécie e guildas alimentares. As características das palmeiras medidas foram altura da estipe, diâmetro da copa, número de folhas e de ninhos de aves nas palmeiras. Foram coletados 3.862 indivíduos, pertencentes a 15 ordens, 45 famílias e 135 morfoespécies. As ordens mais abundantes foram Coleoptera (28,6%), Blattodea (21,8%), Collembola (11,4%) e Hemiptera (10,2%). As famílias Blaberidae, Tenebrionidae, Entomobryidae, Reduviidae, Oniscidae, Staphylinidae, Carabidae e Formicidae representaram 82,1% de todos os indivíduos coletados. A maioria das morfoespécies foi pouco abundante, 71 (52,6%) apresentaram uma abundância média igual ou menor que 1 indivíduo/palmeira. Coleoptera compreendeu o maior número de morfoespécies (43,7%) seguida de Araneae (20,0%). A análise das guildas alimentares mostrou prevalência de predadores e hematófagos (36,0%). A riqueza e a abundância de artrópodos foram menores no ambiente periurbano. O número de ninhos de aves apresentou correlação positiva com abundância e riqueza, o que não ocorreu com as medidas das palmeiras. A importância de M. flexuosa para a manutenção da artropodofauna nas “veredas” no bioma Cerrado é discutida. _______________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT

Inventario de enemigos naturales asociados a Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama, 1907) (Hemiptera: psyllidae), en dos fincas de producción citrícola en el departamento de San Salvador, El Salvador

El presente trabajo se realizó con el fin de buscar enemigos naturales de Diaphorina citri en finca El Trapiche (1) y Finca Los Planes (2), ambas ubicadas en la Subregión Metropolitana de San Salvador, entre las coordenadas geográficas 15º 08'639" N y 27º 20'11" 0. Y 15°09'771" N y 26º20'27"0. Para la captura de enemigos naturales se realizó una fase de campo en los dos sitios de estudio, mediante la colecta de brotes tiernos, así como censos visuales, desde las 7:00 am hasta las 10:00 am (se realizaron ocho muestreos, dos muestreos mensuales durante cuatro meses), además se colocaron trampas amarillas, las cuales fueron consideradas para la selección de árboles a muestrear en cada finca. La identificación de especies se realizó mediante comparación morfológica utilizando claves pictóricas y la verificación de especies mediante soporte técnico en la colección entomológica del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) y la ratificación de especies se realizó por consulta virtual con expertos en el área de entomología de Colombia y México. Para el análisis de datos se utilizaron los índices de diversidad alfa: Shannon-Wiener y Simpson. En las dos fincas muestreadas se encontraron 10 especies de enemigos naturales, los mismos para cada finca: Tamarixia radiata, Chrysoperla sp, Ceraeochrysa sp, Hyperaspis sp, Chilocorus cacti, Scymnus sp, Cycloneda sanguínea, Olla v-nigrum, Azya sp y una especie del Orden Coleoptera. Pertenecientes a 3 familias (Eulophidae, Chrysopidae, Coccinellidae). Los datos obtenidos presentan que Tamarixia radiata, Chrysoperla sp y Ceraeochrysa sp son las especies más importantes en los dos sitios ya que presentaron mayor abundancia en las dos fincas.

ANALYSIS OF MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES IN SEASONAL WETLANDS THROUGH TIME, ACROSS SPACE, AND USING SPECIES TRAITS

Restoration of natural wetlands may be informed by macroinvertebrate community composition. Macroinvertebrate communities of wetlands are influenced by environmental characteristics such as vegetation, soil, hydrology, land use, and isolation. This dissertation explores multiple approaches to the assessment of wetland macroinvertebrate community composition, and demonstrates how these approaches can provide complementary insights into the community ecology of aquatic macroinvertebrates. Specifically, this work focuses on macroinvertebrates of Delmarva Bays, isolated seasonal wetlands found on Maryland’s eastern shore. A comparison of macroinvertebrate community change over a nine years in a restored wetland complex indicated that the macroinvertebrate community of a rehabilitated wetlands more rapidly approximated the community of a reference site than did a newly created wetland. The recovery of a natural macroinvertebrate community in the rehabilitated wetland indicated that wetland rehabilitation should be prioritized over wetland creation and long-term monitoring may be needed to evaluate restoration success. This study also indicated that characteristics of wetland vegetation reflected community composition. The connection between wetland vegetation and macroinvertebrate community composition led to a regional assessment of predaceous diving beetle (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) community composition in 20 seasonal wetlands, half with and half without sphagnum moss (Sphagnum spp.). Species-level identifications indicated that wetlands with sphagnum support unique and diverse assemblages of beetles. These patterns suggest that sphagnum wetlands provide habitat that supports biodiversity on the Delmarva Peninsula. To compare traits of co-occurring beetles, mandible morphology and temporal and spatial variation were measured between three species of predaceous diving beetles. Based on mandible architecture, all species may consume similarly sized prey, but prey characteristics likely differ in terms of piercing force required for successful capture and consumption. Therefore, different assemblages of aquatic beetles may have different effects on macroinvertebrate community structure. Integrating community-level and species-level data strengthens the association between individual organisms and their ecological role. Effective restoration of imperiled wetlands benefits from this integration, as it informs the management practices that both preserve biodiversity and promote ecosystem services.

Inimigos naturais de solo em sistemas de cultivo de palma de óleo (Elaeis guineensis) no município de Tomé-Açu, PA.

Realizou-se checklist dos principais artrópodes (ênfase em insetos) benéficos de solo em palma de óleo (Elaeis guineensis) cultivada em monocultivo e sistemas agroflorestais (biodiversificados), com diferentes preparos de área sem o uso do fogo, no município de Tomé-Açu, Pará. A captura dos artrópodes nos sistemas estudados foi realizada, mensalmente, entre maio de 2009 e janeiro de 2010, utilizando-se armadilhas tipo Pitfall, que permaneceram em campo por 72 horas. Após esse período, o material coletado foi processado em campo e transportado para o Laboratório de Entomologia da Embrapa Amazônia Oriental em Belém, Pará, onde foi triado, quantificado e identificado ao menor nível taxonômico possível. Os cultivos de palma de óleo biodiversificados não apresentaram diferenças significativas de ocorrência para os principais grupos de inimigos naturais de solo (Araneae, Coleoptera e Hymenoptera), quando comparados com o plantio convencional.

Ecologia alimentar de aves insetívoras de um fragmento de mata decídua do extremo norte da Mata Atlântica

The diet study of birds has contributed historically as a model for use to understanding ecological patterns and strategies used by several other groups of vertebrates, which are observed in season patterns and temporal availability of resources, and other. This study has as objective generate information concerning the diet of insectivorous birds during rainy season and dry season, as well as analyze Index food importance, niche overlap, niche breadth, electivity, and seasonal availability of prey. The study was conducted in a fragment of about 270 ha (center coordinates and 5 º 53'S 35 ° 23'W). The sampling of birds occurred between March 2008 and December 2009 in three pre-established trails. Catches of birds were performed using 10 mist nets placed in line, where each trails was sampled once a month. Samples of pellets were obtained by means of tartar emetic. Sampling of availability of prey occurred between February 2009 to December 2009. We used two methods of sampling (pitfall traps and Shake cloths). We captured 269 individuals of 21 species of insectivorous birds. We collected 4116 invertebrates of which 3259 in the rainy season and 857 in the dry season. We obtained 174 samples stomach, where 10 species were exclusively insectivorous diet, nine fed on insect/plant material, an insect/plant material/vertebrate and one for insect/vertebrate. During the rainy season was observing difference between the consumption of items with higher food importance. The Coleoptera was item with higher food importance (73%), followed by Formicidae (7%) and Araneae (6%). During the dry season, no difference was found difference between the consumption of items with higher food importance. The Coleoptera was item with higher food importance (34%), followed by seeds (29%) and Formicidae (18%). The highest levels of niche overlap occurred during the rainy season, while the dry season was characterized by high levels of niche 11 segregation. This indicates that the local insectivorous birds community was structured differently between periods. No was found correlation between the values of niche breadth to the mean weight of the body size. We observed seasonal patterns in prey availability, with the peak availability of invertebrates observed seasonal patterns in rainy season. The insectivorous birds selected the same species richness during both periods, showing a specialized diet. Thamnophilus pelzelni was the only species that had their diet influenced by seasonality. Regarding the overall diet of insectivorous birds, observed a high consumption of prey, whose food availability caused the birds could invest and increase their food resources

Primeiro registro do besouro-amarelo-do-eucalipto em plantio de eucalipto no Estado do Acre.

A ocorrência do besouro-amarelo-do-eucalipto, Costalimaita ferruginea (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), foi confirmada em plantio de Eucalyptus pellita F. Muell, Eucalyptus urophylla S. T. Blake e Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn., no município de Senador Guiomard, Acre. O ataque foi constatado com maior intensidade em E. pellita, seguido por E. urophylla e E. camaldulensis em menor intensidade. Este é o primeiro registro dessa espécie de besouro desfolhador, em eucaliptais cultivados no Estado, contribuindo assim para o aumento do conhecimento sobre a distribuição geográfica desse inseto na região amazônica, bem como no Brasil.

Avaliação do serviço ambiental do besouro coprófago Digitonthophagus gazella na produção de forragem de Urochloa brizantha cv. BRS Piatã.

2016

Influence of Two Acyclic Homoterpenes (Tetranorterpenes) on the foraging behavior of Anthonomus grandis Boh.

2016