Common Hymenoptera of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica

Authors: Sánchez-Ocampo M*

DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000628

Volume 7, Issue 6

Abstract

The collections of the National Museum of Costa Rica contain a total of 7,895 specimens, corresponding to the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) and some peri-urban areas surrounding it. A total of 52 families, 264 genera and 452 species are also recorded, to which another 223 species are added reported in the databases of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), which were corroborated by bibliographic references and witnesses in other collections, for a final count of 674 species.

Keywords: Ants; Bees; Urban Insects; Wasps

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