Author(s): Papp, J.
Title: The dispersion of braconid wasps in an oak forest of Hungary (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Year: 1994
Volume: 55
Pages: 305-320.
Abstract: Within the botanical exploration "Síkfőkút Project" four Malaise-traps were set up in the Síkfőkút oak forest, three in the forest and one in the meadow near to the forest in order to obtain, besides other insects, an assemblage-pattern of braconid wasps. In the forest the traps collected the braconids in the following plant layers: herb-shrub (0-3 m), canopy (12-14 m) and above canopy (25-27 in). Altogether 326 specimens belonging to 60 species had been collected. Four species, Ascogaster grahami, A. varipes, Earinus elator and Homolobus truncator, proved to fly fairly permanently during the vegetation period of 1987; the majority of the species, 56 species, flew sporadically in the same period (Table 1, Figs 1-4). The analysis of the braconid species-components of each plant layer shows that the richest in braconids was the herb and shrub layer with 43 species, the second in line was the meadow with 22 species; the canopy yielded 19 species, while the layer above the canopy gathered 14 species. The phenology of the braconid species is summarized in a graphic form (Fig. 5).Journal: Folia entomologica hungaricaJournal abbreviation: Folia ent. hung.ISSN: 0373-9465Publisher: , Editor(s): Mahunka, S.