Odonata (Insecta) community in the Environmental Protection Area of the Machado River hydrographic basin, southern Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Odonata (Insecta) community in the Environmental Protection Area of the Machado River hydrographic basin, southern Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Only 8% of the approximately 120 conservation units in Minas Gerais State collect information on the order Odonata, which motivated this study. We aimed to survey communities of this insect group in the Environmental Protection Area of the Machado River hydrographic basin, southern Minas Gerais Stat...

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Published in:Papéis avulsos de zoologia (São Paulo) Vol. 62; p. e202262061
Main Authors: Guedes, Marcella Bigoni, Vilela, Diogo Silva, Souza, Marcos Magalhães de
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 01-12-2022
Universidade de São Paulo
Subjects:
Conservation unit
Damselflies
Diversity
Dragonflies
Inventory
ZOOLOGY
Damselflies
Dragonflies
Inventory
Conservation unit
Diversity
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Summary:Only 8% of the approximately 120 conservation units in Minas Gerais State collect information on the order Odonata, which motivated this study. We aimed to survey communities of this insect group in the Environmental Protection Area of the Machado River hydrographic basin, southern Minas Gerais State, Brazil. For this purpose, 12 areas were sampled by active searching from September 2018 to March 2019. Representatives of 71 Odonata species belonging to 8 families were collected. Seven species were found exclusively in this conservation unit, and two species were newly recorded for the state, namely Erythrodiplax chromoptera (Borror, 1942) and Micrathyria venezuelae De Marmels, 1989. This study surveyed the fifth richest odonatofauna in Minas Gerais State, underscoring the importance of the studied area for conservation of Odonata communities and necessitating actions for decreasing environmental impacts on this biological patrimony.
ISSN:0031-1049
1807-0205
1807-0205
DOI:10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.061