Malaise traps are important tools for the large-scale collection of arthropod taxa. Here, an
extensive review of the history and literature concerning Malaise and canopy traps is given …

The object of curiosity and admiration of scientists and conservationists, the Brazilian
Atlantic Forest is scientifically explored in this book. Over the 23 chapters written by 149 …

The generic classification of the ant subfamily Dorylinae is revised, with the aim of facilitating
identification of easily-diagnosable monophyletic genera. The new classification is based on …

The concerted evolution of morphological and behavioral specializations has compelling
examples in ant castes. Unique to ants is a marked divergence between winged queens and …

The current demand for studies on ants in general and their communities in particular has
exponentially increased during the last decades. Much has already been said about ant …

The rarity of organisms is related either to a natural origin or human-induced impacts, and
rare species are more susceptible to extinction. The Atlantic Forest is an endangered biome …

The harvest of sugarcane is still traditionally done manually with the burning of straw in most
cultivated areas in Brazil. However, burning has been gradually eliminated with the …

The Malaise trap is widely used for monitoring the diversity of flying insects. The
omnidirectional model (Omnidirectional flight trap) is well known when hung in the …

Abstract The Atlantic Forest is a biodiversity hotspot, and myrmecologists broadly study its
numerous habitats. Even so, much of its biodiversity remains to be discovered, and the …

We investigated the richness and composition of social Hymenoptera collected with a
Malaise trap in a rainforest in the Amazon. In addition, we studied the possibility of reducing …