Dung beetles of the tribe Phanaeini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidade: Scarabaeinae) from Roraima state, Northern Brazil: checklist and key to species

Pacheco, Thaynara L.; Vaz‐de‐Mello, Fernando Z.

doi:10.1590/1676-06032015014514

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“…The Scarabaeinae collected were conserved in 70 % ethanol and taken into the laboratory and identified to the species level when possible. The identification was based on the keys proposed by Vaz-de-Mello, Edmonds, Campo, and Schoolmeesters (2011) and Pacheco and Vaz-de-Mello (2015).…”

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Attractiveness of Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to different baits in the Brazilian Amazon region

Cajaíba

Périco

Silva

et al. 2017

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Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) are considered essential for enhancing the physicochemical characteristics of soils, principally by changing organic materials (e.g. dead animals, faeces, fruits e leaf litter). This study compared the species richness and abundance of dung beetles captured using various types of baits, to demonstrate attractiveness differences in variable habitats of the Brazilian Amazon. Samplings were carried out with pitfall traps baited with human faeces, rotten banana, rotten meat and a nonbaited trap, in February, March, June, September and October 2015. Habitats included native forests, agriculture areas, pastures and disturbed forests in different regeneration stages. A total of 13 736 Scarabaeinae beetles were captured, distributed over 98 species. Most individuals were captured using traps baited with faeces (76.7 % of individuals), followed by rotten meat baited traps (17.8 % of individuals), fermented banana baited traps (3.9 % of individuals) and finally by non-baited traps (1.6 % of individuals). A significant difference in attractiveness of the different baits used and habitats types was observed. Most of the captured assemblages were composed by coprophagous (42 %), generalist species (32 %), necrophagous (15 %) and none was classified as saprophagous. Approximately 54 % of the specimens were tunnelers, 25 % were rollers and 12 % were dwellers. The species of Scarabaeinae sampled in the region revealed qualitative and quantitative differences among their assemblages and the phytophysiognomies. The forest environments housed the greatest species richness observed, and a fraction of these is exclusive of those areas. We concluded that some species of Scarabaeinae have an important potential as disturbance indicators in the Amazonian ecosystem. Rev. Biol. Trop. 65 (3): 917-924. Epub 2017 September 01.

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Attractiveness of Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to different baits in the Brazilian Amazon region

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“…, Génier 2009; Edmonds and Zídek 2010; Vaz-de-Mello et al. 2011; González-Alvarado and Vaz-de-Mello 2014, 2021; Pacheco and Vaz-de-Mello 2015) and using the reference materials of the entomological collection of Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Manaus, Brazil) and the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (Cuiabá, Brazil). Species not identified to species level were morphotyped.…”

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“…Beetles were collected over 24 hours after the traps were set. Specimens were identified to the lowest level possible according to taxonomic keys (e.g., Génier 2009;Edmonds and Zídek 2010;Vaz-de-Mello et al 2011;Vaz-de-Mello 2014, 2021;Pacheco and Vaz-de-Mello 2015) and using the reference materials of the entomological collection of Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Manaus, Brazil) and the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (Cuiabá, Brazil). Species not identified to species level were morphotyped.…”

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“…Few studies on dung beetles have been undertaken in the northernmost Amazonian region of Brazil (e.g., Andrade et al 2014;Pacheco and Vaz-de-Mello 2015;França et al 2016;Génier and Cupello 2018;Noriega et al 2021b), and none have focussed on studying the fauna of tepuis. The present study aimed to assess the elevational distribution of dung beetles from a tepui located in the Brazilian Amazon.…”

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“…Few studies on dung beetles have been undertaken in the northernmost Amazonian region of Brazil ( e.g ., Andrade et al. 2014; Pacheco and Vaz-de-Mello 2015; França et al. 2016; Génier and Cupello 2018; Noriega et al.…”

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Insights into dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) distribution along an elevational gradient in a tepui table-top mountain in the Brazilian Amazon

Salomão

Kohlmann²,

Mendes

et al. 2023

Can Entomol

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Elevational gradients are excellent models to understand species distribution across sites with marked shifts in environmental conditions. In northern South America, tepuis are table-top mountains with elevations above 1000 m and high biodiversity and endemism levels. In this study, we assessed the effect of elevation on dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) assemblage structure (species richness, abundance, and biomass) in Tepequém, a tepui located in northern Brazil. Dung beetles were sampled with pitfall traps within seven elevational bands from 250 to 850 m. A total of 83 individuals from 14 species were collected, Oxysternon festivum (Linnaeus, 1758) and an unidentified Onthophagus species being the most abundant. Elevation did not affect beetle species richness and biomass. However, species composition from 750 to 850 m differed statistically from that recorded at lower elevations. Our results suggest that beetle assemblages possess a bimodal distribution along an altitudinal gradient on the Tepequém. The contrasting vegetation structure of tepuis between highlands (shrubland savannah vegetation) and lowlands (tropical rainforest) explains the different composition of the assemblages. This study should be considered as a starting point in improving our understanding of the dung beetle diversity of tepuis, which present a unique singular relationship between elevation and species diversity.

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Indicative response of Oxysternon festivum Linné (Coleoptera: Scarabaidae) to vegetation condition in the basin of the Orinoco river, Venezuela

Lozano

Cardozo-Urdaneta

et al. 2016

J Insect Conserv

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Dung beetles of the tribe Phanaeini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidade: Scarabaeinae) from Roraima state, Northern Brazil: checklist and key to species

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

Attractiveness of Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to different baits in the Brazilian Amazon region

Attractiveness of Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to different baits in the Brazilian Amazon region

Insights into dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) distribution along an elevational gradient in a tepui table-top mountain in the Brazilian Amazon

Indicative response of Oxysternon festivum Linné (Coleoptera: Scarabaidae) to vegetation condition in the basin of the Orinoco river, Venezuela

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