DIVERSIDAD Y ABUNDANCIA DE ABEJAS DE LAS ORQUIDEAS (APIDAE: EUGLOSSINI) EN TRES SITIOS DE LA COSTA PACIFICA DE LAS PROVINCIAS DE VERAGUAS Y LOS SANTOS, PANAMÁ
Gutiérrez Lanzas, Julio; Cobos H , Rafael Mauricio; Abrego L, Jeancarlos
DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF ORCHID BEES (APIDAE: EUGLOSSINI) IN THREE SITES ON THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE PROVINCES OF VERAGUAS AND LOS SANTOS, PANAMA
Autores
Gutiérrez Lanzas, Julio Autores
Cobos H , Rafael Mauricio Autores
Abrego L, Jeancarlos
Descripción
In order to determine the diversity and abundance of orchid bees on the Pacific coast of the provinces of Veraguas and Los Santos, three sites were sampled, two of them in the province of Veraguas and one in the province of Los Santos. The bees were captured with McPhail traps, which were placed in the undergrowth using eucalyptus oil as an attractant; the traps were placed at 7:00 am and removed at 5:00 pm for a period of two continuous days. A total of 169 specimens belonging to 3 genera, Eulaema, Euglossa and Exaerete, were obtained. The genus that dominated the most in terms of richness was the genus Euglossa with 7 species followed by the genus Eulaema with 2 species and finally the genus Exaerete with 1 species; for the genus Eufriesea, no collections were possible. The sampling completeness curve reveals 97.26% for Playa Malena, 98.18% for Playa Cambutal and 83.64% for Playa Santa Catalina based on representativeness. In conclusion, we can infer that despite the anthropic influence that exists in these sites there are populations of orchid bees that remain stable in the face of different environmental changes that alter the composition of ecosystems. Descripción
Con el objetivo de determinar la diversidad y abundancia de las abejas de las orquídeas de la costa pacífica de las provincias de Veraguas y Los Santos, se muestrearon tres sitios, dos de ellos en la provincia de Veraguas y uno en la provincia de Los Santos. Las abejas fueron capturadas con trampas Mcphail, las cuales fueron colocadas en el sotobosque usando como atrayente aceite de eucalipto; las trampas fueron colocadas a las 7:00 am y retiradas a las 5:00 pm por un lapso de dos días continuos. Se obtuvo un total de 169 especímenes pertenecientes a 3 géneros, Eulaema, Euglossa y Exaerete.