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Universidade Federal De Campina Grande Centro De Saúde E Tecnologia Rural Unidade Acadêmica De Ciências Biológicas Campus De Patos UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CAMPINA GRANDE CENTRO DE SAÚDE E TECNOLOGIA RURAL UNIDADE ACADÊMICA DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS CAMPUS DE PATOS DEUZENI MARIA SILVA HISTÓRIA NATURAL DA VESPA SOLITÁRIA Zeta argillaceum (HYMENOPTERA: VESPIDAE: EUMENINAE) NUMA ÁREA ANTROPIZADA DE CAATINGA, NO MUNICÍPIO DE PATOS, PARAÍBA PATOS/PB 2015 DEUZENI MARIA SILVA HISTÓRIA NATURAL DA VESPA SOLITÁRIA Zeta argillaceum (HYMENOPTERA: VESPIDAE: EUMENINAE) NUMA ÁREA ANTROPIZADA DE CAATINGA, NO MUNICÍPIO DE PATOS, PARAÍBA Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (TCC) apresentado ao Programa de Graduação em Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande como requisito para a obtenção do título de licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas. Orientador: Prof. Dr. Marcelo Nogueira de Carvalho Kokubum PATOS/PB 2015 FICHA CATALOGRÁFICA ELABORADA PELA BIBLIOTECA DO CSTR S586h Silva, Deuzeni Maria História natural da vespa solitária Zeta argillaceum (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) numa área antropizada de caatinga, no município de Patos, Paraíba / Deuzeni Maria Silva. – Patos, 2015. 37f.: il. color. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Ciências Biológicas) - Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural, 2015. “Orientação: Prof. Dr. Marcelo Nogueira de Carvalho Kokubum” Referências. 1. Atividade de nidificação. 2. Dieta. 3. Inquilinismo. 4. Tempo de desenvolvimento das larvas. I. Título. CDU 574 AGRADECIMENTOS Agradeço primeiramente a Deus, por me fortalecer a cada dia, me dando forças para enfrentar todos os desafios em minha vida e por me conceder a graça de concluir minha graduação; A toda minha família, em especial a minha querida mãe Eletice Silva que sempre está comigo me aconselhando, me ajudando e sobretudo me incentivando a seguir em frente; A minha irmã Vandete Silva e principalmente as minhas sobrinhas Claudiene Santos e Claudiana Santos por todo o apoio e companheirismo ao logo de toda essa jornada de trabalho; Ao prof. Dr. Marcelo Kokubum pela oportunidade de sua orientação, pela transmissão de conhecimentos que contribuíram para o meu crescimento tanto profissional quanto pessoal e por toda a alegria com a qual sempre me tratou; A prof. Dr. Solange Kerpel pelo apoio e sugestões, além de sua importante contribuição na identificação dos materiais; Agradeço com imenso carinho as minhas amigas Bianca Anny e Aparecida Dias pela nossa amizade, companheirismo, apoio e incentivo ao logo de toda essa trajetória que construímos juntas; Meus sinceros agradecimentos a Emanuelle Brito, Nathalia Medeiros, Pedro Elias Taciano Sousa e Eduarda Araújo por toda a ajuda concedida para realização deste trabalho. TUDO POSSO NAQUELE QUE ME FORTALECE. (Filipenses 4:13) SUMÁRIO 1 INTRODUÇÃO.....................................................................................................................12 2 MATERIAL E MÉTODOS...................................................................................................14 3 RESULTADOS.....................................................................................................................17 4 DISCUSSÃO.........................................................................................................................25 5 REFERÊNCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS.................................................................................. 33 6 APÊNDICE A ........................................................................................................................-- 7 APÊNDICE B .........................................................................................................................-- 8 APÊNDICE C .........................................................................................................................-- 9 ANEXO A ..............................................................................................................................-- 10 ANEXO B.............................................................................................................................-- LISTA DE FIGURAS Figura 1: Indivíduo adulto da vespa solitária Zeta argillaceum (Vespidae: Eumeninae) sobre um ninho comunal composto por três células de barro, no campus do CSTR/UFCG, observado no presente estudo no período de novembro de 2013 a Julho de 2015...........................................................................................................................................15 Figura 2: Localização das áreas de estudo ao longo do Campus do Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural (UFCG).........................................................................................................17 Figura 3: Número de ninhos individuais e comunais construídos por Zeta argillaceum em cada uma das 16 áreas de estudo no Campus do CSTR/UFCG, no período de novembro de 2013 a julho de 2015.............................................................................................................................19 Figura 4: Altura dos ninhos da vespa Zeta argillaceum construídos nas áreas estudadas no Campus do CSTR/UFCG no período de novembro de 2013 a julho de 2015...........................................................................................................................................20 Figura 5: Quantidade de ninhos comunais de Zeta argillaceum por número de células no Campus do CSTR/UCFG observados no período de novembro de 2013 a julho de 2015...........................................................................................................................................21 Figura 6: Número de ninhos da vespa Zeta argillaceum registrados a cada mês de estudo, no Campus da UFCG/CSTR no período de novembro de 2013 a julho de 2015.......................................................................................................................................... 22 Figura 7: Larvas aprovisionadas pela vespa Zeta argillaceum nas células do ninho. Pode-se observar cinco e seis lagartas de Lepidoptera (fotos 1,3), cinco lagartas de Lepidoptera e a larva da vespa (foto 2), além de seis lagartas de Lepidoptera, uma larva de Coleoptera (indicada pela seta) e a larva da vespa (foto 4) ..................................................................................................23 Figura 8: Adultos de Zeta argillaceum capturados pela armadilha após sua emergência da célula de barro no Campus do CSTR/UFCG estudados no período de novembro de 2013 a julho de 2015......................................................................................................................................24 LISTA DE TABELA Tabela I: Locais referentes a cada área de estudo selecionada ao longo do Campus CSTR/UFCG, assim como, as áreas que foram subdivididas em compartimentos e a quantidade destes por área, no período de novembro de 2013 a julho de 2015...........................................................................................................................................18 Tabela II: Sequência dos comportamentos de inspeção realizados pela vespa solitária Zeta argillaceum antes de iniciar a construção da célula no Campus do CSTR/UFCG observados no período de novembro de 2013 a julho de 2015.......................................................................... 21 Tabela III: Indivíduos parasitas e inquilinos dos ninhos de Zeta argillaceum no campus do CSTR/UFCG observados no período de novembro de 2013 a julho de 2015...........................................................................................................................................24 HISTÓRIA NATURAL DA VESPA SOLITÁRIA Zeta argillaceum (HYMENOPTERA: VESPIDAE: EUMENINAE) NUMA ÁREA ANTROPIZADA DE CAATINGA, MUNICÍPIO DE PATOS, PARAÍBA Deuzeni Maria Silva 1; Marcelo Nogueira de Carvalho Kokubum.2 1 Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural, Av. Universitária, s/n, Bairro Santa Cecília, Patos-PB, 58708-110. [email protected] 2 Professor da Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural, Patos-PB ABSTRACT: This study aimed to contribute to the knowledge of the natural history of a solitary wasp Zeta argillaceum (Vespidae: Eumeninae) in disturbed areas of Caatinga, in municipality of Patos, state of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. The study was surveyed from November 2013 to July 2015, where the observations and data collection in the studied areas occurred weekly resulting in a sample-effort of 1,580 minutes. The height of the nests of this species were measured to examine the whether the wasp build a nest. The individual and communal nests were also measured to verify that the nest structure interferes with cell size. The monitoring of nesting activity of this species was studied over the areas of study in order to analyze the time that it uses to build a mud cell, as well as the time spent to fetch and carry the pellets of mud and remould in the cell construction. The diet of the larvae of this species in nests were collected cell pre-provisioned by the wasp, which also collected the cells with individuals sheltering inside to analyze which species use for shelter nests of this wasp. The nests species used, possible parasites and newly emerged individuals were observed using artificial-traps placed around the nest of closed cells. However, this species of wasp can be considered as adapted to the anthropized environment once their nests were found on several artificial substrates. In addition, due to the supply of this wasp
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