News from the west: the orchid bees from Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossina)

Authors

  • Luiz R. R. Faria Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida e da Natureza https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7214-106X
  • Betânia Cristina Neves Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida e da Natureza
  • Araceli Judith Arce Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida e da Natureza
  • Maria Noel Clerici Hirschfeld Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida e da Natureza
  • Fernando César Vieira Zanella Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida e da Natureza

Keywords:

inventory, species list, Iguazu, Euglossini, Seasonal Semideciduous Forest, Atlantic forest

Abstract

Abstract: Orchid bees were surveyed at Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, the largest remnant of Seasonal Semideciduous Forest in Brazil. Seven species were collected, and Eufriesea violacea (Blanchard) was the most common species, followed by Euglossa annectans Dressler. The observed species richness and species composition agree with what is known for the local euglossine faunas in fragments of Seasonal Semideciduous Forest of southern and southeastern Brazil. On the other hand, the abundance of individuals was remarkably low. The occurrence of a severe winter in 2013 and the collection of several males in other fragments suggest that this noteworthy low abundance can be fortuitous.
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Published

2019-01-01

How to Cite

Faria, L. R. R., Neves, B. C., Arce, A. J., Hirschfeld, M. N. C., & Zanella, F. C. V. (2019). News from the west: the orchid bees from Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossina). Biota Neotropica, 19(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1632

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2019): v19n2

Section

Inventories