Megaloptera (Neuropterida) of tropical dry forests of the Mexican Pacific

Authors

  • Mariza A Sarmiento-Cordero Centro Nacional de Referencia de Control Biológico, SENASICA-DGSV
  • Atilano Contreras-Ramos Instituto de Biología, UNAM, Departamento de Zoología
  • Santiago Zaragoza-Caballero Instituto de Biología, UNAM, Departamento de Zoología

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v22i2.4739

Keywords:

Tropical dry forest, Sierra de Huautla, Corydalidae, species richnes, abundance, seasonality

Abstract

The pattern of distribution of dobsonfly species from six localities of tropical dry forest of the Mexican Pacific is described. Forty-seven specimens of adult megalopterans that belong to four species of the family Corydalidae (subfamily Corydalinae) were collected, with Corydalus bidenticulatus as the most abundant species. Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, with three species, was the locality with highest species richness, while the remaining sites were represented each by a single species. Highest richness and abundance were present during rainy season

Published

2015-12-16

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