New distribution records for cryptogenic and invasive Vespidae (Hymenoptera) in the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador
Picón-Rentería, Patricio.
New distribution records for cryptogenic and invasive Vespidae (Hymenoptera) in the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador Patricio Picón-Rentería. - 2024. - 363-371 p.
In the Galapagos Islands, invasive wasps negatively affect the local fauna through competition with native predators. These wasps also pose a risk to humans because of their stings. Thus, it is important to constantly survey these insects. Currently there are three species of vespids known from the Galapagos: two social species are invasive, while a solitary species is cryptogenic. After structured sampling using malaise traps,
hand nets, and pan traps on most of the islands of the archipelago, and a review of related collections, the distribution of Brachygastra lecheguana is expanded to Genovesa Island; precise localities and vegetation zones are recorded for Polistes
versicolor; and updated information on the distribution of the cryptogenic solitary vespid Pachodynerus gaullei is provided.
Inglés
Invasive species Especies invasoras Islands islas Colonization Colonización Epiponini Polistini Pachodynerus
595.798
New distribution records for cryptogenic and invasive Vespidae (Hymenoptera) in the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador Patricio Picón-Rentería. - 2024. - 363-371 p.
In the Galapagos Islands, invasive wasps negatively affect the local fauna through competition with native predators. These wasps also pose a risk to humans because of their stings. Thus, it is important to constantly survey these insects. Currently there are three species of vespids known from the Galapagos: two social species are invasive, while a solitary species is cryptogenic. After structured sampling using malaise traps,
hand nets, and pan traps on most of the islands of the archipelago, and a review of related collections, the distribution of Brachygastra lecheguana is expanded to Genovesa Island; precise localities and vegetation zones are recorded for Polistes
versicolor; and updated information on the distribution of the cryptogenic solitary vespid Pachodynerus gaullei is provided.
Inglés
Invasive species Especies invasoras Islands islas Colonization Colonización Epiponini Polistini Pachodynerus
595.798