Biologia de Centris Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae, Centridini) em matas contínuas e fragmentos na Amazônia Central

Morato, Elder F.; Garcia, Marcos V. B.; Campos, Lúcio Antônio de O.

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751999000400029

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A study of four tree-hole nesting bee species of Centris Fabricius, 1804 was conducted between July, 1988 and June, 1990 in isolated and continuous "terra firme" forests at Manaus region. Nests were obtained from wood trap-nests of different diameters and consisted of a linear series of brood cells. Centris dichrootricha (Moure, 1945) and C. terminata Smith, 1874 were the most abundant species. Centris terminata nested principally in gaps and continuous forest and C. dichrootricha in cleared areas and small fragments of forest. More nests were obtained in trap-nests placed at 8 and 15 m height above ground. Nesting activity was more pronounced in the wet season between August and January. Natural enemies are the beetle Tetraonyx Latreille, 1805 and the bees Coelioxys Latreille, 1809, Mesocheira Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 and Mesoplia Lepeletier, 1841. Nest architecture of Centris spp. are described.

Anthophoridae; Centris; Amazonia; forest fragmentation; bee biology

Biologia de Centris Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae, Centridini) em matas contínuas e fragmentos na Amazônia Central

Biology of Centris Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae, Centridini) in continuous forest and fragments in Central Amazonia

Elder F. Morato^I; Marcos V. B. Garcia^II; Lúcio Antônio de O. Campos^III

^IDepartamento de Ciências da Natureza, Universidade Federal do Acre. 69915-900 Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil. E-mail: morato@mono.icb.ufmg.br

^IIEMBRAPA-CPAA. Caixa Postal 319, 69048-660 Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil. E-mail: mgarcia@internext.com.br

^IIIDepartamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa. 36571-000 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. E-mail: lcampos@email.ufv.br

ABSTRACT

A study of four tree-hole nesting bee species of Centris Fabricius, 1804 was conducted between July, 1988 and June, 1990 in isolated and continuous "terra firme" forests at Manaus region. Nests were obtained from wood trap-nests of different diameters and consisted of a linear series of brood cells. Centris dichrootricha (Moure, 1945) and C. terminata Smith, 1874 were the most abundant species. Centris terminata nested principally in gaps and continuous forest and C. dichrootricha in cleared areas and small fragments of forest. More nests were obtained in trap-nests placed at 8 and 15 m height above ground. Nesting activity was more pronounced in the wet season between August and January. Natural enemies are the beetle Tetraonyx Latreille, 1805 and the bees Coelioxys Latreille, 1809, Mesocheira Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 and Mesoplia Lepeletier, 1841. Nest architecture of Centris spp. are described.

Key words: Anthophoridae, Centris, Amazonia, forest fragmentation, bee biology.

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AGRADECIMENTOS. Ao PDBFF pelo apoio logístico e financeiro. Esta é a publicação nº 263 do PDBFF. Ao Dr. Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure pela identificação das espécies de abelhas.

Recebido em 28.V.1998; aceito em 29.X.1999.

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Batra, S.W. & J.C Shuster. 1977. Nests of Centris, Melissodes and Colletes in Guatemala (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Biotropica 9 (2): 135-138.
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Benett, F.D. 1964. Notes on the nesting site of Centris derasa (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 40 (2): 125-128.
Bierregaard Jr., R.D. & T. Lovejoy. 1988. Birds in Amazonian forest fragments: effects of insularization, p. 1564-1579. In: H. Quellet (Ed.). Acta XIX Cong. Int. Ornith. Ottawa, Univ. of Ottawa Press, 1409p.
Chandler, L.; J.A.F. Barrigossi & E.B.S. Diaz. 1985. The first definitive host record for Leucospis cayennensis Westwood (Hymenoptera: Leucospidae). Rev.Ceres 32 (180): 170-174.
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Ludwig, J.A. & J.F. Reynolds. 1988. Statistical Ecology: a primer on methods and computing. New York, John Wiley, 337p.
Michener, C.D. & R.B. Lange. 1958. Observation on the ethology of neotropical anthophoridae bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 39: 69-96.
Mitchell, T.B. 1973. A sugeneric revision of the bees of the genus Coelioxys of the Western hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina State University, 129p.
Pickel, B. 1928. Contribuição para a biologia de Centris sponsa e Acanthopus excellens (Hymen.). Bol. Biol. São Paulo 14: 135-143.
Pires, J.M. & G.T. Prance. 1985. The vegetation types of the brazilian amazon, p. 109-145. In: G.T. Prance & T.E. Lovejoy (Ed.) Amazonia (Keyenviroments). Oxford, England, Pergamon Press, 442p.
Rau, P. 1943. Notes on the nesting habits of certain social and solitary bees of Mexico. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 36: 641-646.
Raw, A. 1984. The nesting biology of nine species of Jamaican bees (Hymenoptera). Revta bras. Ent. 28 (4): 497-506.
Ribeiro, M. de N.G. & J. Adis. 1984. Local rainfall variability - a potential bias for bioecological studies in the Central Amazon. Acta Amazonica 14: 159-174.
Vezey-Fitzgerald, D. 1939. Observations on bees (Hym.: Apoidea) in Trinidad. Proc. Royal Ent. Soc. London (A) 14: 107-110.
Vinson, S.B. & G.W. Frankie. 1977. Nests of Centris aethyctera (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophoridae) in dry forest of Costa Rica. Jour. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 50 (2): 301-311.
______ . 1988. A comparative study of the ground nests of Centris flavifrons and Centris aethiocesta (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Entomol. Exp. Appl. 49: 181-187.
______ . 1991. Nest variability in Centris aethyctera (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae) in response to nesting site conditions. Jour. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 64 (2): 156-162.
Vinson, S.B.; G.W. Frankie & R.E. Coville. 1987. Nesting habits of Centris flavofasciata Friese (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophoridae) in Costa Rica. Jour. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 60 (2): 249-263.

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1999

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[1] Alcock, J.; C.E. Jones & S.L. Buchmann. 1976. The nesting behavior of three species of Centris bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Jour. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 49 (4): 469-474.

[2] Batra, S.W. & J.C Shuster. 1977. Nests of Centris, Melissodes and Colletes in Guatemala (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Biotropica 9 (2): 135-138.

[3] Becker, P.; J.S. Moure & F.J.A. Peralta. 1991. More about euglossine bees in amazonian forest fragments. Biotropica 23 (4b): 586-591.

[4] Benett, F.D. 1964. Notes on the nesting site of Centris derasa (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 40 (2): 125-128.

[5] Bierregaard Jr., R.D. & T. Lovejoy. 1988. Birds in Amazonian forest fragments: effects of insularization, p. 1564-1579. In: H. Quellet (Ed.). Acta XIX Cong. Int. Ornith. Ottawa, Univ. of Ottawa Press, 1409p.

[6] Chandler, L.; J.A.F. Barrigossi & E.B.S. Diaz. 1985. The first definitive host record for Leucospis cayennensis Westwood (Hymenoptera: Leucospidae). Rev.Ceres 32 (180): 170-174.

[7] Coville, R.E.; G.W. Frankie & S.B. Vinson. 1983. Nests of Centris segregata (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae) with a review of the nesting habits of the genus. Jour. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 56 (2): 109-122.

[8] Coville, R.E.; G.W. Frankie; S.L. Buchmann; S.B. Vinson & H.J. Williams. 1986. Nesting and male behavior of Centris heithausi (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae) in Costa Rica with chemical analysis of the hindleg glands of males. Jour. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 59 (2): 325-336.

[9] Frankie, G.W.; S.B. Vinson; L.E. Newstrom & J.F. Barthell. 1988. Nest site and habitat preferences of Centris bees in Costa Rican dry forest. Biotropica 20 (4): 301-310.

[10] Frankie, G.W.; L. Newstrom; S.B. Vinson & J.F. Barthell. 1993. Nesting-habitat preferences of selected Centris bee species in Costa Rica Dry Forest. Biotropica 25 (3): 322-333.

[11] Gottsberger, G.; J.M.F. de Camargo & I. Silberbauer-Gottsberger. 1988. A bee-pollinated tropical community: the beach dune vegetation of Ilha de São Luís. Maranhão, Brazil. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 109 (4): 469-500.

[12] Lovejoy, T.E.; J.M. Rankin; R.O. Bierregaard Jr.; A.B. Rylands; J.R. Malcon; C.E. Quintela; L. Harper; K.S. Brown Jr.; A.H. Powell; G.V.N. Powell; H.O.R. Schubart & M.B. Hays. 1986. Edge and other effects on isolation on Amazon forest fragments, p. 257-285. In: M.E. Soule (Ed.). Conservation biology: the science of scarcity and diversity. Sunderland, Massachusetts, Sinauer, 584p.

[13] Ludwig, J.A. & J.F. Reynolds. 1988. Statistical Ecology: a primer on methods and computing. New York, John Wiley, 337p.

[14] Michener, C.D. & R.B. Lange. 1958. Observation on the ethology of neotropical anthophoridae bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 39: 69-96.

[15] Mitchell, T.B. 1973. A sugeneric revision of the bees of the genus Coelioxys of the Western hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina State University, 129p.

[16] Pickel, B. 1928. Contribuição para a biologia de Centris sponsa e Acanthopus excellens (Hymen.). Bol. Biol. São Paulo 14: 135-143.

[17] Pires, J.M. & G.T. Prance. 1985. The vegetation types of the brazilian amazon, p. 109-145. In: G.T. Prance & T.E. Lovejoy (Ed.) Amazonia (Keyenviroments). Oxford, England, Pergamon Press, 442p.

[18] Rau, P. 1943. Notes on the nesting habits of certain social and solitary bees of Mexico. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 36: 641-646.

[19] Raw, A. 1984. The nesting biology of nine species of Jamaican bees (Hymenoptera). Revta bras. Ent. 28 (4): 497-506.

[20] Ribeiro, M. de N.G. & J. Adis. 1984. Local rainfall variability - a potential bias for bioecological studies in the Central Amazon. Acta Amazonica 14: 159-174.

[21] Vezey-Fitzgerald, D. 1939. Observations on bees (Hym.: Apoidea) in Trinidad. Proc. Royal Ent. Soc. London (A) 14: 107-110.

[22] Vinson, S.B. & G.W. Frankie. 1977. Nests of Centris aethyctera (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophoridae) in dry forest of Costa Rica. Jour. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 50 (2): 301-311.

[23] ______ . 1988. A comparative study of the ground nests of Centris flavifrons and Centris aethiocesta (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Entomol. Exp. Appl. 49: 181-187.

[24] ______ . 1991. Nest variability in Centris aethyctera (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae) in response to nesting site conditions. Jour. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 64 (2): 156-162.

[25] Vinson, S.B.; G.W. Frankie & R.E. Coville. 1987. Nesting habits of Centris flavofasciata Friese (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophoridae) in Costa Rica. Jour. Kans. Entomol. Soc. 60 (2): 249-263.

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