Survey and New Distributional Records of Nocturnal Social Wasps Apoica (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini) Along Madeira River, Rondônia, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v9i1.544Keywords:
Amazon, distribution, diversity, Neotropical region, swarm-founding wasps, Amazônia, distribuição, diversidade, região Neotropical, vespas enxameadorasAbstract
Abstract: Diversity of species of Apoica present along the portion of Madeira river in Rondônia was investigated. Five of the ten species were found, with new distributional records for Apoica gelida van der Vecht and Apoica pallens Fabricius.
Levantamento e Novos Registros de Vespas Sociais Noturnas Apoica (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini) ao Longo do Rio Madeira, Rondônia, Brazil
Resumo: Nesse trabalho investigou-se a diversidade de espécies de Apoica presentes ao longo do rio Madeira no estado de Rondônia. Foram encontradas cinco das dez espécies do gênero, além de novos registros de ocorrência para as espécies Apoica gelida van der Vecht e Apoica pallens Fabricius.
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