Number of insects and percentage of total number captured on sticky card traps in two species of ant-acacia in Panama during the 2014 wet season by taxonomic order, family, and ecological role as adults
| ORDER/family . | Ecological rolea . | No. captured in Vachellia melanocerus . | Percent of total no. captured . | No. captured in Vachellia collinsii . | Percent of total no. captured . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blattaria | |||||
| Blatellidae | S | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Coleoptera | |||||
| Bostrichidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Buprestidae | H | – | – | 60 | 5.18 |
| Chrysomelidae | H | 69 | 12.8 | 336 | 29.02 |
| Cleridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Coccinellidae | P | 9 | 1.66 | 9 | 0.78 |
| Curculionidae | H | 23 | 4.25 | 18 | 1.55 |
| Elateridae | H | 1 | 0.18 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Histeridae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Lampyridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Lycidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Nitidulidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Phengodidae | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Staphylinidae | P | 9 | 1.66 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Unknown | O | 8 | 1.48 | 7 | 0.60 |
| Diptera | |||||
| Asilidae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Chironomidae | O | 7 | 1.29 | 15 | 1.30 |
| Culicidae | P | 6 | 1.11 | - | - |
| Mycetophilidae | H | 35 | 6.47 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Psychodidae | O | 81 | 14.97 | – | – |
| Stratiomyidae | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | O | 57 | 10.54 | 180 | 15.54 |
| Hemiptera | |||||
| Anthocoridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Aphididae | H | 3 | 0.55 | – | – |
| Aradidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Berytidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Cercopidae | H | 4 | 0.74 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Cicadellidae | H | 97 | 17.93 | 408 | 35.23 |
| Cixiidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Cydnidae | H | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Derbidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Membracidae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 4 | 0.35 |
| Miridae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 48 | 4.15 |
| Tingidae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | O | 7 | 1.29 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Hymenoptera | |||||
| Braconidae | P | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Evaniidae | P | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Formicidaeb | P | 56 | 10.35 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Ichneumonidae | P | 2 | 0.37 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Sphecidae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | P | 33 | 6.10 | 24 | 2.07 |
| Lepidoptera | |||||
| Unknown | O | – | – | 2 | 0.17 |
| Orthoptera | |||||
| Gryllidae | H | 13 | 2.40 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Psocoptera | |||||
| Unknown | H | 6 | 1.11 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Trichoptera | |||||
| Unknown | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Total | 541 | 100.00 | 1158 | 100.00 |
| ORDER/family . | Ecological rolea . | No. captured in Vachellia melanocerus . | Percent of total no. captured . | No. captured in Vachellia collinsii . | Percent of total no. captured . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blattaria | |||||
| Blatellidae | S | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Coleoptera | |||||
| Bostrichidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Buprestidae | H | – | – | 60 | 5.18 |
| Chrysomelidae | H | 69 | 12.8 | 336 | 29.02 |
| Cleridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Coccinellidae | P | 9 | 1.66 | 9 | 0.78 |
| Curculionidae | H | 23 | 4.25 | 18 | 1.55 |
| Elateridae | H | 1 | 0.18 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Histeridae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Lampyridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Lycidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Nitidulidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Phengodidae | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Staphylinidae | P | 9 | 1.66 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Unknown | O | 8 | 1.48 | 7 | 0.60 |
| Diptera | |||||
| Asilidae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Chironomidae | O | 7 | 1.29 | 15 | 1.30 |
| Culicidae | P | 6 | 1.11 | - | - |
| Mycetophilidae | H | 35 | 6.47 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Psychodidae | O | 81 | 14.97 | – | – |
| Stratiomyidae | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | O | 57 | 10.54 | 180 | 15.54 |
| Hemiptera | |||||
| Anthocoridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Aphididae | H | 3 | 0.55 | – | – |
| Aradidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Berytidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Cercopidae | H | 4 | 0.74 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Cicadellidae | H | 97 | 17.93 | 408 | 35.23 |
| Cixiidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Cydnidae | H | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Derbidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Membracidae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 4 | 0.35 |
| Miridae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 48 | 4.15 |
| Tingidae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | O | 7 | 1.29 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Hymenoptera | |||||
| Braconidae | P | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Evaniidae | P | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Formicidaeb | P | 56 | 10.35 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Ichneumonidae | P | 2 | 0.37 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Sphecidae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | P | 33 | 6.10 | 24 | 2.07 |
| Lepidoptera | |||||
| Unknown | O | – | – | 2 | 0.17 |
| Orthoptera | |||||
| Gryllidae | H | 13 | 2.40 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Psocoptera | |||||
| Unknown | H | 6 | 1.11 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Trichoptera | |||||
| Unknown | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Total | 541 | 100.00 | 1158 | 100.00 |
–, Absent.
aH, herbivore; O, other/unknown; P, predator/parasitoid; S, scavenger.
bAlates of several species of ants, but neither of the two species of acacia ant mutualists, Pseudomyrmex satanicus and P. spinicola.
Number of insects and percentage of total number captured on sticky card traps in two species of ant-acacia in Panama during the 2014 wet season by taxonomic order, family, and ecological role as adults
| ORDER/family . | Ecological rolea . | No. captured in Vachellia melanocerus . | Percent of total no. captured . | No. captured in Vachellia collinsii . | Percent of total no. captured . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blattaria | |||||
| Blatellidae | S | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Coleoptera | |||||
| Bostrichidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Buprestidae | H | – | – | 60 | 5.18 |
| Chrysomelidae | H | 69 | 12.8 | 336 | 29.02 |
| Cleridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Coccinellidae | P | 9 | 1.66 | 9 | 0.78 |
| Curculionidae | H | 23 | 4.25 | 18 | 1.55 |
| Elateridae | H | 1 | 0.18 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Histeridae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Lampyridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Lycidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Nitidulidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Phengodidae | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Staphylinidae | P | 9 | 1.66 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Unknown | O | 8 | 1.48 | 7 | 0.60 |
| Diptera | |||||
| Asilidae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Chironomidae | O | 7 | 1.29 | 15 | 1.30 |
| Culicidae | P | 6 | 1.11 | - | - |
| Mycetophilidae | H | 35 | 6.47 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Psychodidae | O | 81 | 14.97 | – | – |
| Stratiomyidae | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | O | 57 | 10.54 | 180 | 15.54 |
| Hemiptera | |||||
| Anthocoridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Aphididae | H | 3 | 0.55 | – | – |
| Aradidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Berytidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Cercopidae | H | 4 | 0.74 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Cicadellidae | H | 97 | 17.93 | 408 | 35.23 |
| Cixiidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Cydnidae | H | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Derbidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Membracidae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 4 | 0.35 |
| Miridae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 48 | 4.15 |
| Tingidae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | O | 7 | 1.29 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Hymenoptera | |||||
| Braconidae | P | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Evaniidae | P | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Formicidaeb | P | 56 | 10.35 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Ichneumonidae | P | 2 | 0.37 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Sphecidae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | P | 33 | 6.10 | 24 | 2.07 |
| Lepidoptera | |||||
| Unknown | O | – | – | 2 | 0.17 |
| Orthoptera | |||||
| Gryllidae | H | 13 | 2.40 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Psocoptera | |||||
| Unknown | H | 6 | 1.11 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Trichoptera | |||||
| Unknown | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Total | 541 | 100.00 | 1158 | 100.00 |
| ORDER/family . | Ecological rolea . | No. captured in Vachellia melanocerus . | Percent of total no. captured . | No. captured in Vachellia collinsii . | Percent of total no. captured . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blattaria | |||||
| Blatellidae | S | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Coleoptera | |||||
| Bostrichidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Buprestidae | H | – | – | 60 | 5.18 |
| Chrysomelidae | H | 69 | 12.8 | 336 | 29.02 |
| Cleridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Coccinellidae | P | 9 | 1.66 | 9 | 0.78 |
| Curculionidae | H | 23 | 4.25 | 18 | 1.55 |
| Elateridae | H | 1 | 0.18 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Histeridae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Lampyridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Lycidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Nitidulidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Phengodidae | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Staphylinidae | P | 9 | 1.66 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Unknown | O | 8 | 1.48 | 7 | 0.60 |
| Diptera | |||||
| Asilidae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Chironomidae | O | 7 | 1.29 | 15 | 1.30 |
| Culicidae | P | 6 | 1.11 | - | - |
| Mycetophilidae | H | 35 | 6.47 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Psychodidae | O | 81 | 14.97 | – | – |
| Stratiomyidae | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | O | 57 | 10.54 | 180 | 15.54 |
| Hemiptera | |||||
| Anthocoridae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Aphididae | H | 3 | 0.55 | – | – |
| Aradidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Berytidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Cercopidae | H | 4 | 0.74 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Cicadellidae | H | 97 | 17.93 | 408 | 35.23 |
| Cixiidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Cydnidae | H | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Derbidae | H | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Membracidae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 4 | 0.35 |
| Miridae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 48 | 4.15 |
| Tingidae | H | 2 | 0.37 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | O | 7 | 1.29 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Hymenoptera | |||||
| Braconidae | P | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Evaniidae | P | 1 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Formicidaeb | P | 56 | 10.35 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Ichneumonidae | P | 2 | 0.37 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Sphecidae | P | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | P | 33 | 6.10 | 24 | 2.07 |
| Lepidoptera | |||||
| Unknown | O | – | – | 2 | 0.17 |
| Orthoptera | |||||
| Gryllidae | H | 13 | 2.40 | 3 | 0.26 |
| Psocoptera | |||||
| Unknown | H | 6 | 1.11 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Trichoptera | |||||
| Unknown | O | – | – | 1 | 0.09 |
| Total | 541 | 100.00 | 1158 | 100.00 |
–, Absent.
aH, herbivore; O, other/unknown; P, predator/parasitoid; S, scavenger.
bAlates of several species of ants, but neither of the two species of acacia ant mutualists, Pseudomyrmex satanicus and P. spinicola.
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