“Padrão de distribuição de formigas Attini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), com a utilização de armadilha de solo adaptada, na Estação Científica Ferreira Penna (ECFPn), Caxiuanã, Município de Melgaço, Pará, Amazônia Oriental”

Abstract

This paper was developed at Ferreira Penna Scientific Station – ECFPn, in Melgaço city, Pará. The study aim was to evaluate the effects of topography in growing fungus growing ant community of the Attini tribe in declive, plateau and igapó forests. In addition, it was examined the effectiveness of a pitfall trap which was suit to Attini ants. The results showed that there were significant changes in the species’ composition in three analyzed environment. Therefore, there were no significant differences in the ants’ species abundance between declive and plateau. To sum up, there was more effectiveness of catching ants and bigger individuals’ frequency in the pitfall traps than in the traditional ones.