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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (1) Last page : (13)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5027

Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Sciomyzidae (Diptera) in Relation to Environmental Characteristics in Four Localities of Benin, West Africa

AGBOHO A. Prudenciène1*, GBEDJISSI Ghélus2, AHOGNI Idelphonse3, JAY- ROBERT Pierre4, AKOGBETO C. Martin5, and VALA J. Claude6
1,2,3,4Département de Zoologie, Laboratoire Evolution, Biodiversité des Arthropodes et Assainissement, FAST; BP 823 Cotonou; Benin
5Département de Biologie-Ecologie et Environnement : CEFE UMR 5175, CNRS - Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier, route de Mende 34199 Montpellier cedex 5. France
6Université d’Orléans. UFR sciences. Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, UPRES EA 1207, BP 6759 –45067 Orléans cedex 2 (France)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: aprudencine@yahoo.com
Received: 21.06.2017  |  Revised: 30.06.2017   |  Accepted: 2.07.2017  

 ABSTRACT

This study establishes the spatio-temporal distribution of Sciomyzidae (Diptera) in relation with environmental factors in four localities in Benin. These communities are located at the south (localities 1 and 2) and at the center (localities 3 and 4) and were sampled monthly during an annual cycle from August 2014 to July 2015. The test of Shapiro, of Kruskal Wallis, the Analysis in Principal Component (ACP) and the Factorial Analysis of Correspondences (AFC) were applied to all the data obtained. A total, eight species were identified with an abundance 3656 individuals enumerated throughout the study period. Sepedon (Parasepedon) ruficeps and Sepedon (Parasepedon) trichrooscelis dominated all the stands. The variation of abundance, temperature and rainfall is highly significant from one locality to another and season to another (p <0.001). The typologies realized by the ACP and AFC reveal two opposite groups, GI and GII, characterized by an equidistant distribution of the species.

Key words: Sciomyzidae species, Dynamic population, Diversity indices, Afrotropical region.

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Cite this article: AGBOHO, A.P., Gbedjissi, L.G., AHOGNI, I., AKOGBETO,C.M., VALA, J.C., Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Sciomyzidae (Diptera) in Relation to Environmental Characteristics in Four Localities of Benin, West Africa, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(4): 1-13 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5027