Sample name: Cusuco National Park (2012)

Reference: K. W. McCravy, J. Van Dyke, T. J. Creedy, and D. W. Roubik. 2016. Orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) of Cusuco National Park, State of Cortés, Honduras. Florida Entomologist 99(4):765-768 [ER 2454]

Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest

Protection: national/state park

Substrate: ground surface

Disturbance: agriculture,selective logging

Habitat comments: "Habitat types include disturbed and undisturbed mature broadleaf forest, secondary broadleaf forest, disturbed pine–broadleaf forest, mature pine forest, open disturbed grassland, open disturbed logged areas, and open coffee plantations... Mean total annual rainfall by habitat type ranged from 1,743.0 mm for disturbed broadleaf forest (Mar minimum = 60.9 mm, Jun maximum = 245.8 mm) to 1,835.5 mm for secondary broadleaf forest (Mar minimum = 61.8 mm, Jun maximum = 258.3 mm). Mean precipitation for each sample site was extracted from downsampled WorldClim data (www. worldclim.org) interpolated from weather station data in San Pedro Sula"

Life forms: orchid bees

Sites: 68

Sampling methods: no design,other nets,baited

Sample size: 1567 individuals

Years: 2012

Sampling comments: "The study was done from mid-Jun to early Aug in 2012... Orchid bees were collected with insect nets at bait stations, which consisted of a cotton ball with a chemical attractant suspended about 1.7 m above the ground by a string. Five bait stations, about 5 m apart, were established during each collection period. Five chemical attractants were used (benzyl acetate, cineole, eugenol, methyl salicylate, and vanillin)... The collection period was 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Collections were done at 68 established sample sites, each within 2 km of 1 of the 7 research camps located throughout the park... Most sites were sampled twice"

Sample number: 2723

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2017-04-17 19:48:10

Modified: 2017-04-17 09:51:12