Influência do tamanho da amostra na estimativa da riqueza em espécies em levantamentos de abelhas silvestres (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)Abstract
The effect of area size, number of collecting hours and months surveyed, on the estimation of relative richness of bees is analized. In order to characterize a biogeographical region, it is suggested to collect various samples of no less than 400 especimens for each one, in contrasting localities within a region, utilizing the usual standardized methodology for wild bees collecting. Thus, it is possible to have a better profit of the effort invested in the survey, making it possible to estimate the relative species richness among different biogeographical regions, in shorter periods of time.