Seasonal and annual abundance of Ephuta wasp (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in Panama
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| author | Yostin J. Añino |
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| contents | Seasonal and annual abundance of Ephuta wasp (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in Panama Yostin J. Añino Roberto A. Cambra Donald M. Windsor Kevin A. Williams Pedro R. Bartholomay Vanessa Sánchez Diomedes Quintero Biología ecology neotropic Mutillinae Pompilidae Barro Colorado Island Introduction: Ephuta Say is a widespread New World genus of mutillid wasp whose ecology is poorly understood. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine how Ephuta species abundance varies annually and seasonally driven by weather conditions and hosts. Methods: Ephuta specimens, located in the “old forest” at Barro Colorado Island, were examined from weekly samples (2001-2006) of ten Malaise traps. The monthly abundance of each Ephuta species was compared with monthly average humidity, solar radiation, temperature and rainfall. Results: Nine species and ten morphospecies were identified. Most specimens were collected from March to June. April was the month reported with the greatest abundance. Of the four abiotic variables measured, only average monthly temperature was correlated with Ephuta abundance. Months with the highest number of Ephuta specimens were correlated with suspected host abundance, as indicated by the monthly abundance of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) captured during the year 2007. Conclusions: We concluded that Ephuta display strong seasonal variation in abundance, with the peaks occurring during the end of the dry season and beginning of the rainy season, which correlate broadly with temperature and the abundance of their pompilid hosts. 2020 artículo científico 0034-7744 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44965969017 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/44965969017.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/movil 10.15517/RBT.V68I2.38876 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=449 Revista de Biología Tropical application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Num.2 Vol.68 |
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| spellingShingle | Seasonal and annual abundance of Ephuta wasp (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in Panama Yostin J. Añino Biología ecology neotropic Mutillinae Pompilidae Barro Colorado Island Seasonal and annual abundance of Ephuta wasp (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in Panama Yostin J. Añino Roberto A. Cambra Donald M. Windsor Kevin A. Williams Pedro R. Bartholomay Vanessa Sánchez Diomedes Quintero Biología ecology neotropic Mutillinae Pompilidae Barro Colorado Island Introduction: Ephuta Say is a widespread New World genus of mutillid wasp whose ecology is poorly understood. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine how Ephuta species abundance varies annually and seasonally driven by weather conditions and hosts. Methods: Ephuta specimens, located in the “old forest” at Barro Colorado Island, were examined from weekly samples (2001-2006) of ten Malaise traps. The monthly abundance of each Ephuta species was compared with monthly average humidity, solar radiation, temperature and rainfall. Results: Nine species and ten morphospecies were identified. Most specimens were collected from March to June. April was the month reported with the greatest abundance. Of the four abiotic variables measured, only average monthly temperature was correlated with Ephuta abundance. Months with the highest number of Ephuta specimens were correlated with suspected host abundance, as indicated by the monthly abundance of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) captured during the year 2007. Conclusions: We concluded that Ephuta display strong seasonal variation in abundance, with the peaks occurring during the end of the dry season and beginning of the rainy season, which correlate broadly with temperature and the abundance of their pompilid hosts. 2020 artículo científico 0034-7744 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44965969017 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/44965969017.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/movil 10.15517/RBT.V68I2.38876 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=449 Revista de Biología Tropical application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Num.2 Vol.68 |
| title | Seasonal and annual abundance of Ephuta wasp (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in Panama |
| topic | Biología ecology neotropic Mutillinae Pompilidae Barro Colorado Island |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44965969017 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/44965969017.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44965969017/movil |