“…But, it remains uncertain how the insect communities of the Cerrado respond to the strong heterogeneity of the biome, as well as to the increasing levels of anthropogenic disturbance. Previous studies have indicated that the effects of seasonality (Morais et al ., ; Pinheiro et al ., ; Scherrer et al ., ; Silva et al ., ), vegetation diversity (Diniz et al ., ; Morais et al ., ), and vegetation heterogeneity (Pacheco & Vasconcelos, ), as well as those of fire (Vasconcelos et al ., ; Louzada et al ., ; Diniz et al ., ), fragmentation (Brandão et al ., ), afforestation (Gries et al ., ), and the introduction of exotic grasses (Almeida et al ., ; Almeida‐Neto et al ., ), can be reflected by insect communities in the Cerrado. But, this emerging body of knowledge is focused on the most studied insect taxa, such as butterflies, ants and beetles.…”