Isolation of Fungi and Bacteria Associated with the Guts of Tropical Wood-Feeding Coleoptera and Determination of Their Lignocellulolytic Activities

Table 2

Distribution of the number of larvae samples according to the insect family and national park. At each site, an approximate area of 150.000 m² was explored for the presence of wood-feeding larvae. The number of insect groups found varied according to the natural condition of each forest. Each sample was composed of one to three individuals of the same species.

National park	Cer	Ela	Pas	Sca	Ten	Total
Arenal	1			3		4
Barbilla				6		6
Braulio	2	2		1		5
Carara	1		3	1		5
Hitoy Cerere			7			7
Piedras Blancas			1	2	1	4
Rincón de la Vieja	1		2			3
Tapanti	2		1	1	1	5
Tenorio		1		1	1	3
Tortuguero	1	2	2	1		6
Total	8	5	16	16	3	48

Cer: Cerambycidae, Ela: Elateridae, Pas: Passalidae, Sca: Scarabaeidae, and Ten: Tenebrionidae.