A survey of the Myrmeleontidae of tropical dry forests of the Mexican Pacific

Sunday, November 16, 2014: 3:55 PM
A105 (Oregon Convention Center)
Roberto Lopez-Garcia , Instituto de Biologia, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
Atilano Contreras-Ramos , Instituto de Biologia, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
Results from a survey of the Myrmeleontidae of tropical dry forests of the Mexican Pacific will be presented. Adult antlions were collected with black light traps at eight localities from the Mexican states of Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Guerrero, Morelos, and Oaxaca. Pattern of abundance through time will be presented for each locality and globally. Alpha and beta diversity patterns will be presented as well.