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What does the Southern Brazilian Coastal Plain tell about its diversity? Syrphidae (Diptera) as a model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2017

F.D. Kirst ,
L. Marinoni  and
R.F. Krüger
F.D. Kirst*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, CEP 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
L. Marinoni
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, CEP 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
R.F. Krüger
Affiliation:
Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Instituto de Biologia, campus universitário, Caixa Postal 354, CEP 96010-900, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
*
*Author for correspondence Phone/ Fax: +55 41 3361 1650 E-mail: freddykirst@gmail.com
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Abstract

The natural areas of the Coastal Plain of Rio Grande do Sul (CPRS) have suffered fragmentation due to anthropic action. The faunal surveys offer a low-cost method to quickly evaluate environmental alterations, and Syrphidae flies are often used as models in this kind of study. We aimed to ascertain the diversity of Syrphidae in the South region of Brazil by estimating its species’ richness, and to use this data to identify new areas for conservation. In this survey Malaise traps were installed for 8 days in the CPRS, which was divided into five regions. Each region was subdivided into seven collecting areas and each of those areas received four traps, totaling 140 traps. A total of 456 Syrphidae individuals from 18 genera and 49 species were collected. In Region 1, there were nine exclusive species; in Region 2, there were three; in Region 3, there were 13, ten of which came from Estação Ecológica do Taim (ESEC Taim). In the Individual-based rarefaction analysis, Region 1 possessed the largest number of expected species out of the regions in the CPRS; we found 97% of these species. This insect collection effort, as one of the first in the CPRS, has broadened the known geographic distributions of 11 species of Syrphidae, and also indicated areas to be conserved. Additionally, it gave support for expanding ESEC Taim and creating new areas of conservation in Region 1, in Arroio Pelotas and Arroio Corrientes.

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Malaise trapPampa BiomaAtlantic Florestnew recordsBrazilRio Grande do Sul
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 107 , Issue 5 , October 2017 , pp. 645 - 657
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