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Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) from two National Parks of the Caatinga Biome, in Brazil

2017; UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE FEIRA DE SANTANA; Volume: 64; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.13102/sociobiology.v64i3.1593

ISSN

2447-8067

Autores

Alexandre Somavilla, Márcio Luiz de Oliveira, José Albertíno Rafael,

Tópico(s)

Animal and Plant Science Education

Resumo

This work recorded 593 specimens allocated in 11 genera and 23 species of social wasps were collected in Ubajara National Park and Sete Cidades National Park, Caatinga Biome, Northeast of Brazil. Chartergellus communis Richards, 1978, Chartergus globiventris de Saussure, 1854, Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1975, Polybia paulista (von Ihering, 1896), P. rejecta (Fabricius, 1798), Protonectarina sylveirae (de Saussure, 1854) and Protopolybia exigua (de Saussure, 1854) are new occurrence records for Ceará state. Apoica flavissima van der Vecht, 1898, Brachygastra augusti (de Saussure, 1854), C. globiventris, Metapolybia cingulata (Fabricius, 1804), Polybia chrysothorax (Lichtenstein, 1796), P. paulista, P. scutellaris (White, 1841) and Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891 are new occurrence records for Piauí state. Eighteen species were collected in the Ubajara National Park, being eight exclusive and fifthteen in the Sete Cidades National Park, being five exclusive; ten species were collected in both Parks. Brachygastra augusti and M.docilis are new records for Caatinga biome.

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