For many years, research about social wasps in the Northeast was neglected due to its
climatic and vegetative characteristics, insufficient incentive for training researchers to study …

For the Neotropical genus Angiopolybia Araujo 1946, several phenotypic forms were
previously described, however, they have not been studied within an integrative taxonomic …

This study was developed aiming to compile data concerning the occurrence and
distribution of social wasp species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, as well as recording …

The present study was developed aiming to evaluate the richness and biogeography of
social wasp species in the Brazilian savanna, Cerrado. In order to do so, we gathered data …

Risk assessments of agrochemicals on non-target insects are biased in studies with
surrogate groups, such as pollinators. In social insects, such investigations are generally …

Aim We evaluated the effects of forest island size, isolation and area in the landscape
driving temporal changes of insect biodiversity in a mountaintop forest archipelago. We …

Microplastics (MPs) are widespread pollutants of emerging concern, and the risks
associated with their ingestion have been reported in many organisms. Terrestrial …

Ecosystem fragmentation negatively affects biological diversity and compromises different
environmental services. This situation occurs in two important biomes in Brazil, the Atlantic …

Agricultural expansions have major negative impacts on terrestrial biodiversity, directly
affecting ecosystem services. Social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) actively …

The thematic network'Biodiversity of Insects in the Amazon'is the first network among
researchers of the Brazilian Amazon in terms of the increase of knowledge and provision of …