Social wasps and bees captured in carrion traps in a rainforest in Brazil

Information is presented on social wasps and bees caught in carrion traps in ‘terra firme’ rainforest in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil. Six species of epiponine wasps were captured. Angiopolybia pallens was the most frequent species, being caught in approximately 43.5% of the trials, followed by Angiopolybia...

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Published in:Entomological science 2005-03, Vol.8 (1), p.33-39
Main Authors: SILVEIRA, Orlando Tobias, ESPOSITO, Maria Cristina, SANTOS Jr, José Nazareno dos, GEMAQUE Jr, Francisco Espíndola
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apidae
Apis mellifera
Bees
Entomology
Hymenoptera
Insects
Melipona
necrophagy
Rainforests
Trapping
Trigona
Vespidae
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Summary:Information is presented on social wasps and bees caught in carrion traps in ‘terra firme’ rainforest in Caxiuanã, PA, Brazil. Six species of epiponine wasps were captured. Angiopolybia pallens was the most frequent species, being caught in approximately 43.5% of the trials, followed by Angiopolybia paraensis (15.8%), Agelaia fulvofasciata (5.6%) and Agelaia angulata (3.3%). Agelaia pallipes and Agelaia cajennensis both had only a single individual captured. Twelve species of social bees were captured. The genera Trigona, Partamona and Melipona had similar numbers of species, but frequencies varied considerably. One individual of Apis mellifera was captured.
ISSN:1343-8786
1479-8298
DOI:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2005.00098.x