Renato Roxo Coutinho Dutra

Levantamento da fauna entomológica no estado do Paraná: I. Introdução. Situações climática e florística de oito pontos de coleta. Dados faunísticos de agosto de 1986 a julho de 1987

Eight localities were selected as representative sites to survey the entomofauna of Parana State, Brazil: 1) Antonina (Sapitanduva); 2) Sao Jose dos Pinhais (Serra do Mar); 3) Colombo (Embrapa); 4) Ponta Grossa (Vila Velha); 5) Telemaco Borba (Reserva Biologica Klabin); 6) Jundiai do Sul (Fazenda Monte Verde); 7) Guarapuava (Santa Clara) and 8) Fenix (Reserva de Vila Rica). Floristic and meteorological conditions in these sites were registered and compared. One Malaise and one light trap were installed in each site. The insects were collected during two years, from August 1986 to July 1988. Only the material obtained during the first year has been sorted at insect order level and analyzed. The quantitative faunistic data were transformed in percentages and monthly densities for the analysis. Comparisons among collecting sites were established based on the faunistic and climatic data. The following methods were used to analyze the data: Clustering Analysis, Principal Coordinate Analysis and the Linear Correlation Coefficient.

Levantamento da fauna entomológica no Estado do Paraná. IV. Sphingidae (Lepidoptera): diversidade alfa e estrutura de comunidade

In addition to the Survey of the Entomological Fauna in Parana State, the Sphingidae was studied in its ecological and faunistic aspects. The material was collected using one light trap installed in eight different sites of the State (Antonina, Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Colombo, Ponta Grossa, Telemaco Borba, Jundiai do Sul, Guarapuava, and Fenix), from October 1986 to September 1987. A total of 813 specimens and 55 species was captured. The highest values of diversity (Brillouin and Shannon) was observed in Sao Jose dos Pinhais and Jundiai do Sul; the highest values of evenness (Berger & Parker, and Simpson) in Sao Jose dos Pinhais and Antonina. Besides using ecological indices, the data were also compared by Clustering Analysis and Linear Correlation Coefficient. The results were compared with meteorological and floristic conditions in the eight localities, and with the results of others Sphingidae surveys in the Neotropical region.

Levantamento da fauna entomológica no estado do Paraná: II. Ctenuchidae (Lepidoptera)

In addition to the Survey of the Entomological Fauna in Parana State, the Ctenuchidae were studied in its ecological and faunistic aspects. The material was collected using one light trap installed in eight different sites of the State: Antonina, Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Colombo, Ponta Grossa, Telemaco Borba, Jundiai do Sul, Guarapuava and Fenix, from October 1986 to September 1987. The total number of specimens and means values of capture were analyzed. Indices of diversity and evenness were used to discuss richness and dominance of species in each locality. Besides using ecological indices, the data were also compared by Clustering Analysis, Principal Coordinate Analysis and Linear Correlation Coefficient. The results were compared with meteorological and floristic conditions in the eight localities. Faunistic data gathered in these sites were compared.

A procedure to calculation of Brillouin's diversity index

The purpose of this note is to make possible the obtainment of common logarithm of factorial values above 499, making feasible the utilization of Brillouins Diversity Index.

Organização de banco de dados zoológicos

An introduction to the topic of biological data bases is provided, including some important bibliography, allied with our personal experience with the common available software. We focused taxonomic data not only big collections, but individual projects with particular organisms and more specific approaches