LEVANTAMENTO DE BESOUROS COLEOPTERA NO CONSÓRCIO DE BANANEIRA/CACAU E FRAGMENTO FLORESTAL NO CAMPUS DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA (UFRA) - BELÉM, PARÁ
LEVANTAMENTO DE BESOUROS COLEOPTERA NO CONSÓRCIO DE BANANEIRA/CACAU E FRAGMENTO FLORESTAL NO CAMPUS DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA (UFRA) - BELÉM, PARÁ
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.441122601043
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Palavras-chave: Besouros. Carabidae. Funções ecológicas. Pitfall trap. Scarabaeidae
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Keywords: Beetles. Carabidae. Ecological functions. Pitfall trap. Scarabaeidae
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Abstract: The order Coleoptera is the second largest in number of individuals, distributed in various habitats worldwide, performing diverse functions in nature. Beetles can be defined according to their feeding habits, such as phytophagous, necrophagous, coprophagous, and saprophagous. This study aimed to identify the composition of the Coleoptera community present in banana/cocoa intercropping and in a forest fragment at the Federal Rural University of Amazônia (UFRA) campus, Belém-Pará. Sampling was conducted between April 4 and 13, 2019, using 8 pitfall traps with four types of bait: swine manure, gizzard, banana, and control. A total of 385 beetles were collected, distributed across 5 families: Scarabaeidae, Carabidae, Curculionidae, Nitidulidae, and one unidentified family. The forest fragment showed greater abundance (320 individuals) compared to the intercropping area (65 individuals). The most effective baits were swine manure and gizzard. The results indicate that Scarabaeidae and Carabidae families were predominant, playing important ecological functions in the studied habitats.
- Jessica Martins de Lima
- Gustavo Queiroz de Melo
- Yasmim Neves Ferreira Carvalho
- Sérgio de Sousa Lobo
- Esther Aires Costa
- Evanilde Ferreira Gomes