Mutillidae at PARNA Grande Sertão Veredas, in Cerrado area, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Abstract
The Cerrado is home to high biodiversity, high rate of endemic and endangered species, but the biome is threatened by various human activities. Therefore, it is considered a global hotspot, being a priority area for conservation on the planet. This condition justifies studies to better understand the biodiversity, distribution and occurrence of different taxon, such as solitary wasps of the Mutillidae family (Hymenoptera). Therefore, the objective of this work is to report the occurrence of Mutillidae in the Parque Nacional Grande Sertão Veredas, in Cerrado area. The occurrence of 18 species and morphospecies of seven genera of Mutillidae was recorded. The most abundant species was Traumatomutilla bifurca, and there is also a new record for the state of Minas Gerais of Traumatomutilla ipanema, which, together with the community sampled, this strengthens the park's role in conserving the biodiversity of the Mutillidae family in Cerrado areas.
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