Report of the Epigean arthropod fauna in the Laguna Don Tomas, Santa Rosa (La Pampa, Argentina)¡±

JOSE LUIS PALL; ROMINA G. KIHN; CHEME ARRIAGA, L.; ESTELA QUIRÁN

Munis Entomology & Zoology

Munis Entomology & Zoology [Mun. Ent. Zool.]

Lugar: Ankara; Año: 2011 vol. 6 p. 905 - 911

1306-3022

ABSTRACT: In this study a relay of the arthropods¡¯ families was made in adjoining zones next to the wetland area known as ¨DLaguna Don Tom¨¢s¡¬ in Santa Rosa city, La Pampa, Argentina. Diversity and abundance of Arthropod families present in the area were analyzed; also measured was the variability in community composition during the different seasons of the year. A total of 4 classes of arthropods, distributed in 16 orders, 46 families and 52 morphs were obtained, in which the family Formicidae was the most abundant in all samples. The number of families varied seasonally, being higher during spring and summer dropping during winter months.