Resumo
The project "Survey of the Entomolo-gical Fauna in Paraná" (PROFAUPAR) was carried out in eight localities of Paraná, Brazil, during two years. In the first year a total of 1.607 specimens of Syrphidae were collected with Malaise trap. The species Toxomerus tibicen (Wiedemann, 1830), Microdon milis Curran, 1940 and Leucopodella gracilis (Williston, 1891) were the most abundant. The abundance and seasonality of each species are evaluated.
Diptera; Syrphidae; abundance; seasonality; Malaise trap; Paraná; Brazil
Diptera; Syrphidae; abundance; seasonality; Malaise trap; Paraná; Brazil
Sazonalidade de três espécies de Syrphidae (Insecta, Diptera) capturadas com armadilha Malaise no Estado do Paraná, Brasil1 1 Contribuição número 1300 do Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná.
Seasonality of three species of Syrphidae (Insecta, Diptera) collected with Malaise traps in Paraná State, Brazil
Luciane MarinoniI,II; Sionei Ricardo BonattoI
IDepartamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
IIBolsista do CNPq. E-mail: imarinon@bio.ufpr.br
ABSTRACT
The project "Survey of the Entomolo-gical Fauna in Paraná" (PROFAUPAR) was carried out in eight localities of Paraná, Brazil, during two years. In the first year a total of 1.607 specimens of Syrphidae were collected with Malaise trap. The species Toxomerus tibicen (Wiedemann, 1830), Microdon milis Curran, 1940 and Leucopodella gracilis (Williston, 1891) were the most abundant. The abundance and seasonality of each species are evaluated.
Key words: Diptera, Syrphidae, abundance, seasonality, Malaise trap, Paraná, Brazil
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AGRADECIMENTOS. A Renato C. Marinoni (DZUP/UFPR) pela leitura crítica e sugestões e a F. Christian Thompson (NMNH) pelo auxílio na identificação das espécies.
Recebido em 28.II.2001; aceito em 20.I.2002.
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Datas de Publicação
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Publicação nesta coleção
19 Maio 2009 -
Data do Fascículo
Mar 2002
Histórico
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Recebido
28 Fev 2001 -
Aceito
20 Jan 2002