Trap-nesting biology of an ectoparasitoid spider wasp, Auplopus subaurarius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): the importance of wooded environments for niche generalist species

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dc.contributor.authorDeus, J. P.A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorNoga, A.
dc.contributor.authorBrozoski, F.
dc.contributor.authorDias, A. M.P.
dc.contributor.authorBuschini, M. L.T.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionLaboratório de Ecologia e Biologia de Vespas e Abelhas – LABEVESP
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T13:09:37Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T13:09:37Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe insect group is one of the most diverse on the planet and due to habitat degradation, many of these species are becoming extinct, leaving a lack of information on the basic biology of each one. In this study, previously unseen information about nesting biology is revealed in Auplopus subaurarius trap nests. This is a solitary ectoparasitoid spider wasp that nests in preexisting cavities. We used a trap-nesting methodology to sample A. subaurarius in two different sampling periods (2017/2018 and 2020/2021) in three types of environment (forest, grassland and Eucalyptus plantation). In our study, the A. subaurarius nest building was more frequent during the hottest months of the year (November to March), with its highest abundance found within natural forest areas and in Eucalyptus plantation than in grassland areas. In addition, the species had two development times: a short one (three months) and a delayed one (up to one year). Moreover, females were larger than males (weight and size) and the species’ sex ratio had a tendency toward female production. Auplopus subaurarius presented seven natural enemy species: Ceyxia longispina, Caenochrysis crotonis, Photochryptus sp.1, Photochryptus sp.2, Messatoporus sp., Ephuta icema and Sphaeropthalma sp. We emphasize the importance of wooded environments to maintain the A. subaurarius populations and their associated interactors, both spiders and natural enemies, as these environments can provide better life conditions than grassland areas. Furthermore, other solitary wasps that may have the same lifestyle of A. subaurarius can also be improved by natural forest conservation and by good silviculture plantation planning, which should consider ecological aspects of Atlantic Forest landscapes.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” – UNESP Departamento de Biodiversidade Instituto de Biociências Laboratório de Ecologia Espacial e Conservação – LEEC, SP
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste – UNICENTRO Departamento de Biologia – DEBIO Laboratório de Ecologia e Biologia de Vespas e Abelhas – LABEVESP, PR
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Carlos – UFSCar Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” – UNESP Departamento de Biodiversidade Instituto de Biociências Laboratório de Ecologia Espacial e Conservação – LEEC, SP
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.269165
dc.identifier.citationBrazilian Journal of Biology, v. 83.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/1519-6984.269165
dc.identifier.issn1678-4375
dc.identifier.issn1519-6984
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85152980059
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/247207
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBrazilian Journal of Biology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAraucaria forest
dc.subjectEucalyptus
dc.subjectsex ratio
dc.subjectsolitary
dc.subjecttrap-nest
dc.titleTrap-nesting biology of an ectoparasitoid spider wasp, Auplopus subaurarius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): the importance of wooded environments for niche generalist speciesen
dc.titleBiologia de nidificação em ninhos-armadilha da vespa ectoparasitoide de aranhas Auplopus subaurarius (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): a importância de ambientes arborizados para espécies generalistas de nichopt
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