Two Malaise traps (TOWNES 1972 model) were installed on an island (the "Ilha do Mel") in the Bay of Paranaguá, from September, 1988 to August, 1989. at two sites denominated "Fortaleza" and "Praia Grande", for collection of insects. Apart from collection of insects (Fortaleza: 62.924 individuals; Praia Grande: 38.868 individuais), graphical analysis were limited to those Orders wich occurred concomitantly at the two collection points in ali months: Collembola. Hemiptera. Homoptera. Coleoptera. Lepidoptera. Diptera and Hymenoptera. It was concluded that the Malaise trap is selective for Diptera. Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera. and proved to be efficient in measuring abundance, in obtaining information regarding the seasonal variation of insects, and in comparing the entomofauna of different geographical localities.
Insect survey; Paraná; seasonal variation