Lista de espécies dos Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

Vaz‐de‐Mello, Fernando Z.; Bavutti, Letícia L Oliveira; Flechtmann, Carlos A. H.; Puker, Anderson; Correa, César M. A.

doi:10.1590/1678-4766e2017120

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“…Regardless of the distance between sampling areas (150 km), the same species dominated each habitat: Canthon quinquemaculatus in forests (either with or without cattle) and Deltochilum elongatum in open pastures. Both species are native to the Chaco region (Medina et al ., ; Damborsky et al ., ; Vaz‐de‐Mello et al ., ). Both species are mainly necrophagous (da Silva et al ., ; Ibarra‐Polesel et al ., ); however, the most abundant feeding resource in livestock areas is cattle dung; we expected coprophagous species to be dominant.…”

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Livestock areas with canopy cover sustain dung beetle diversity in the humid subtropical Chaco forest

Alonso

Zurita

Bellocq

2019

Insect Conserv Diversity

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1. We assessed differences in the alpha and beta diversity of dung beetles in native forest and two livestock systems (with and without canopy cover) typical of the Argentine Chaco region and related the dung beetle assemblages to environmental conditions. 2. Dung beetles were sampled in native forest and two livestock systems in the spring (2015)(2016), in two areas of the humid Chaco region in northern Argentina. In each area, five sampling sites were selected for each habitat type, and ten pitfall traps were baited with human faeces and carrion and placed at each site.3. The livestock systems with canopy cover preserved the environmental conditions from the native forest (temperature and vegetation structure) and the richness and composition of the native forest dung beetle community in the two areas studied, whereas the open pastures exhibited higher ground temperature, simplified vegetation structure and lower dung beetle richness and similarity in species composition in relation to the native forest.4. In livestock systems of the humid Chaco, the canopy cover is the main determinant of dung beetle communities through the maintenance of temperature and humidity. In the light of these results, livestock production in silvopastoral systems preserving canopy cover can be an alternative compatible with conservation of the dung beetle diversity of native forests. Considering the central role of dung beetles in maintaining soil structure and fertility (through the relocation of cow dung), silvopastoral systems will probably maintain the productivity compared to open pastures.

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Livestock areas with canopy cover sustain dung beetle diversity in the humid subtropical Chaco forest

Alonso

Zurita

Bellocq

2019

Insect Conserv Diversity

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“…Canthon curvodilatatus was dominant in unburned and burned sites, demonstrating that this species is unaffected by the effects of fire in the Brazilian Pantanal. This species is frequently found in natural grasslands (Correa et al, 2022), with wide distribution in the Brazilian Pantanal (Vaz‐de‐Mello et al, 2017). Furthermore, C. curvodilatatus is benefited by cattle presence (Correa et al, 2020; Correa, Braga, Louzada, & Menéndez, 2019); since that grasslands studied are used for cattle ranching, this fact may help to explain its dominance in the region.…”

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“…Of the three species considered indicators of burned sites, two were identified to species‐specific level: Canthon daguerrei and Canthon histrio . Both species are known to occur in pasturelands, using mostly open areas including savanna, agricultural land and tall reed grass (Tissiani et al, 2017; Vaz‐de‐Mello et al, 2014, 2017). Thus, burned sites can offer advantages to opportunistic species and species more tolerant to the changes in the environmental dynamics (Pausas & Parr, 2018), such as C. daguerrei and C. histrio , that result in an increase of their populations.…”

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Quantifying the post‐fire recovery of taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetles in the Brazilian Pantanal

Gonçalves

Correa

Audino³

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Ecological Entomology

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The Pantanal is the largest wetland in the world and a World Heritage Site. During 2019–2020, the Pantanal has experienced the most severe burning in its history, with vast destroyed areas of vegetation and killed wildlife. Since the long‐term damage caused by fire to the Pantanal is still unknown, understanding how the biodiversity responds to post‐fire disturbance over a short‐term is an important step for conservation initiatives. The authors studied the effects of fire on dung beetle communities, a recognised bioindicator group, in the Brazilian Pantanal. For this, the authors assessed the patterns of taxonomic and functional diversity between unburned and burned sites (16 months post‐fire). The authors found that taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetles were similar between unburned and burned grasslands, but with a distinct taxonomic composition post‐fire. The functional traits composition was similar between unburned and burned sites, demonstrating that this metric is less sensitive to fire effects in the Brazilian Pantanal. The study's results provide evidence that dung beetles exhibit high resistance to the occurrence of fire and fast recovery from its consequences. Thus, due to its ecological functions (secondary seed dispersion, nutrient cycling and others), these insects may assist ecological restoration of burned sites, being useful tools in restoration approaches for areas of the Pantanal that have been affected by fire. Finally, combining traditional taxonomic community attributes with functional diversity measurements provides a more comprehensive picture of responses of dung beetle communities, post‐fire, over a short‐term in the Brazilian Pantanal.

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“…These studies throughout the world reveal a diversity of approximately 7000 species of the subfamily Scarabaeinae (Lima et al, 2015). In Brazil, 700 species are currently recognized with 323 endemic species, mainly in the Atlantic Forest (Vaz-de-Mello, 2000;Vaz-de-Mello et al, 2017;Silva et al, 2020). Of these, 81 species are known for the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, six of which are considered endemic to the state (Vaz-de-Mello, 2000).…”

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Community Structure of Dung Beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in The Atlantic Forest of the Reserva Natural Vale (Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil)

2022

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There are 7000 species of Scarabaeinae beetles that can be divided into four functional guilds. The aim of this work was to describe the Scarabaeinae community, its functional guilds and fluctuation throughout the year at two sites in the Reserva Natural Vale, municipality of Linhares, Espírito Santo state, Brazil. The samples were carried out monthly, from June 2012 to January 2013, with pitfall traps exposed for 48 hours with human faeces and rotten pig baits. Comparisons between the areas were made through abundance analysis and species richness, besides relating the feeding guilds and nesting of the captured species. A total of 9039 specimens were collected, distributed in 16 genera and 34 species. The most abundant species were Dichotomius (Selenocopris) irinus (Harold, 1867) with 34.5%, Aphengium cupreum Shipp, 1897 with 24.5% and Canthon (Peltecanthon) staigi (Pereira, 1953) with 21.3%. Nine species were recorded in all samples, with 88% of the total species captured during the study. Two out of three most abundant species, D. irinus and A. cupreum were dominant in the dry season. C. staigi was the most abundant in rainy season. Human feces trap was the most effective. In relation to trophic guild, most species were considered specialist. Regarding nesting behavior, the majority are paracoprids, standard pattern of Neotropical region.

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Lista de espécies dos Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Livestock areas with canopy cover sustain dung beetle diversity in the humid subtropical Chaco forest

Livestock areas with canopy cover sustain dung beetle diversity in the humid subtropical Chaco forest

Quantifying the post‐fire recovery of taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetles in the Brazilian Pantanal

Community Structure of Dung Beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in The Atlantic Forest of the Reserva Natural Vale (Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil)

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