Inventariamento de lepidópteros associados à erva-mate (ilex Paraguariensis Saint Hilaire, 1822), em Anta Gorda, encosta inferior do Nordeste, RS

• Ano de defesa: 2007
• Autor(a) principal: Fronza, Edegar
• Orientador(a): Carvalho, Gervásio Silva
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Porto Alegre
• Palavras-chave em Português: ZOOLOGIA; ENTOMOLOGIA; LEPIDÓPTEROS; ERVA-MATE
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/10923/5337

Several entomological research related to mate has been developed since the past century, mainly with species of economic importance as Hedypathes betulinus (Klug, 1825) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and Gyropsylla spegazziniana Lizer, 1917 (Hemiptera: Psyllidae). However, Lepidoptera is the group with most species associated with this culture. Thus, this work aimed to realize a more updated checklist of the lepidopterous associated to mate. The inventory was based on bibliography revision, examination of the specimens placed on scientific collections of Rio Grande do Sul state, systematized samples in cultivated commercial mate areas in the municipality of Anta Gorda - RS and occasional collects in native trees present in the Campus Universitário da Região dos Vinhedos (CARVI), in Bento Gonçalves, RS, Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS). The systematized samples were done by visual inspection in 150 trees with fifteen days periodicity, from August 20, 2005 to August 19, 2006. The adults were obtained from caterpillars raised under laboratory conditions in the Laboratório de Biologia of CARVI/UCS, with temperature of 25 ± 1ºC; RH 70 ± 10%; photofase of 14 hours, and daily observations. The adults obtained from laboratory creation were dried and incorporated to CUCS (Coleção da Universidade de Caxias do Sul) and MCTP (Museu de Ciência e Tecnologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul) as testimony material. The lepidopterous identification was realized by specialists and using specific bibliography resources. The nomenclature was updated using references works. The checklist registers 75 representatives belonging to 16 families of which 27 constitute new occurrences for the culture and 14 new registrations for the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The family that presents the larger increase in the number of representatives, from 4 to 13, is Geometridae; and the more diverse is Saturniidae, with 15. Lepidopterous cited only on generic level without proof of testimony material, with discrepancy regarding the geographical distribution and/or problems related to synonymy was discussed and wasn’t included in the checklist.