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• TITLE: Diversity of Entomofauna of the Scientific City of Brazzaville (Republic of Congo)

  AUTHORS: Anthelme Tsoumou, Durelle Brith Caelle Olabi-Obath, Marcellin Mikia, Isabelle Mady-Goma Dirat

  KEYWORDS: Scientific City, Forest, Entomofauna, Specific Richness, Brazzaville

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Ecology, Vol.15 No.2, February 13, 2025

  ABSTRACT: The entomofauna in the Republic of Congo is very little known. Studies carried out in natural forests are few. It is in this context that this inventory of entomofauna was carried out from April to July 2022 in the Scientific City Forest. The general objective is to contribute to the knowledge of the trapping, mowing and sight hunting; the three types of traps used are: Barber pots, colored plates and aerial traps. This study made it possible to invent 1523 specimens belonging to 106 species, 99 genera, 59 families and 12 orders. The order Diptera is the most abundant and richest in species (47% and 26%). This order is followed by Hymenoptera (23% and 23%). Formicidae (14%) and Calliphoridae (13%) are the most abundant families. The Formicidae family presents the greatest species richness (7%), Calliphora sp and Polyrhachis cyaniventris present the highest specific relative abundance of the entire collection. These preliminary results of the entomofauna of Scientific City constitute a database. However, this study must be continued and extended to other areas of Brazzaville, using other capture techniques and taking into account the seasons.