Diversity and abundance of the entomofauna of the Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco, Ecuador

Andrea E. Narváez; Anthony Albán; Ángel Bacilio; Gabriel Brito; Marissa Barreno; Mauricio Macias; Cristian Barros-Diaz; Julian Pérez-Correa

doi:10.60545/9gjo1p

Diversity and abundance of the entomofauna of the Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco, Ecuador

Citation

Narváez A E, Albán A, Bacilio Á, Brito G, Barreno M, Macias M, Barros-Diaz C, Pérez-Correa J (2024). Diversity and abundance of the entomofauna of the Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco, Ecuador. Version 1.4. Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.60545/9gjo1p accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-23.

Description

Dry season
A total of 4910 specimens were collected in the four areas sampled, corresponding to 97 species from three orders and 37 families. In the case of the order Coleoptera, 4664 specimens of 53 species belonging to 25 families were collected. Of the order Lepidoptera, 242 specimens were collected from 40 species classified in 9 families. From the order Odonata we collected 4 specimens of 4 species classified in 3 families). Two species of beetles were found in high abundance, Nitidulidae sp. in three zones: Caseta Jaguar, Caseta Pigio and Zona Turística; while Canthon subhyalinus was highly representative in Caseta Jaguar, Caseta Pigio and sector 507 and less abundant in Zona Turística.

Rainy season
A total of 4726 specimens were collected, corresponding to 53 species of two orders and 12 families (8 families of Coleoptera and four families of Lepidoptera). In the case of the order Coleoptera, 4660 specimens were collected from 25 morphospecies and 9 species and 23 morphospecies. Of the order Lepidoptera, 61 specimens were collected, classified into 21 species. Canthon delicatulus and Canthon fuligidus were the two beetle species with the highest representation in all the areas sampled, 50% and 33% respectively of the samples obtained. The most abundant beetle families were Scarabaeidae, followed by Staphylinidae and Nitidulidae. Only two studies have evaluated the diversity of Coleoptera in the BPCB, so most of the species of the order are new records for the locality, with the exception of Scarabaeidae. In the case of the order Lipidoptera during the rainy season, six new records have been added (Hamadryas februa, Anthanassa sp, Taygetis sp, Ascia monuste, Automeris sp and aff Antigonus sp).

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

N/A

Coleoptera
rank: order
Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Insecta
rank: class
Nymphalidae
rank: family
Hesperiidae
rank: family
Erotylidae
rank: family
Monotomidae
rank: family
Curculionidae
rank: family
Pieridae
rank: family
Chrysomelidae
rank: family
Ononata
rank: order
Lepidoptera
rank: order
Animalia
rank: kingdom
Coenagrionidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

The present monitoring corresponds to the rainy season; 16 sampling points were established to monitor the Cerro Blanco Protected Forest. These sampling points were divided into four zones: Caseta Jaguar (9-13 April 2022) and Turismo (23-27 April 2022), 507 (6-10 May 2022) and Caseta Pigio (24-28 May 2022). In each zone, two sub-zones (replicas) were established, with two 500 m transects per sub-zone, selected according to the level of anthropic disturbance within the determined perimeter and classified as disturbed or conserved. To establish this criterion, the methodology implemented in the monitoring carried out during the dry season was taken into consideration. Three transects were established (conserved, disturbed and moderately disturbed), where no representative differences in abundance and composition of entomofauna were found between the sites with different levels of disturbance.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Andrea E. Narváez
originator
position: Researcher
Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu
Guayaquil
EC
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5953-9233

Anthony Albán
originator
position: Researcher
Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu
Guayaquil
EC

Ángel Bacilio
originator
position: Researcher
Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu
Guayaquil
EC

Gabriel Brito
originator
position: Researcher
Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu
Guayaquil
EC

Marissa Barreno
originator
position: Researcher
Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu
Guayaquil
EC

Mauricio Macias
originator
position: Researcher
Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu
Guayaquil
EC

Cristian Barros-Diaz
originator
position: Coordinator
Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu
Ciudad Olimpo
Guayaquil
EC090150
EC
Telephone: +593981834342
email: diaz.cri@hotmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0727-7996

Julian Pérez-Correa
originator
position: Director
Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu
Cdla. Amazonas Mz.5 V.20
Guayaquil
090204
EC
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-5396

Cristian Barros-Diaz
administrative point of contact
position: Coordinator
Fundación para la Conservación e Investigación JaPu
Ciudad Olimpo
Guayaquil
EC090150
EC
Telephone: +593981834342
email: diaz.cri@hotmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0727-7996