Attraction of Canthon vazquezae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) to Volatiles Released by Messicobolus magnificus (Diplopoda: Spirobolida)

Rodríguez-López, M. Edivaldo; Gómez, Benigno; Bueno-Villegas, Julián; Malo, Edi A.

doi:10.1007/s10905-021-09785-x

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“…Thus, it is possible that dung beetles developed evolutive mechanisms (e.g. olfactory cues to recognize the odours released from specific food types—see Krell, 1999; Rodríguez‐López et al, 2019) that allow them to perceive the most abundant carrion type, independently of the current availability in the dead animal.…”

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Not all dung beetles feed on dung: Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) attracted to different carrion types in contrasting habitats at Brazilian Amazon

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By understanding how assemblages segregate according to food types, it is possible to depict and understand species distribution and exploitation of similar food resources. Although it is well known that dung beetles may feed on carrion, but the attractiveness of different carrion types for these beetles is still poorly understood. In this study, we compared the dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) diversity attracted to two carrion types in different habitats in an Amazonian landscape. Dung beetles were captured by using pitfall traps baited with decaying cattle beef and cattle liver in native forest, peach palm plantation, teak plantation and exotic pasture. Overall, we captured 582 dung beetles of 43 species, where Canthidium aff. lentum was classified as a specialist of cattle beef, Deltochilum sp. One was considered specialist of liver carrion, 11 were considered generalists and for the 30 remaining species, it was not possible to determine their carrion preference due to the low number. Abundance, but not species richness, was affected by carrion type, and a higher number of beetles was recorded in beef-baited traps compared to liver-baited traps. According to functional groups, endocoprid beetles were more abundant in traps baited with decaying beef, while paracoprid and telecoprid beetles did not show preference for any carrion type. This study suggests a novel scenario of intra-resource segregation, where species vary their preferences depending to the part of the dead corpse being exploited. The amount of food resource, the maintenance of stable populations and trophic preference mediated by chemical cues are some mechanisms that may explain the segregation of dung beetles among carrion types.

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Not all dung beetles feed on dung: Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) attracted to different carrion types in contrasting habitats at Brazilian Amazon

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“…2019b; Rodríguez-López et al. 2021b). Canthon femoralis is abundant in continuous forests (Rivera et al.…”

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“…For example, Canthon vazquezae appears to adapt to dominant habitat conditions due to its trophic breadth. It has been collected in a wide variety of habitats and is attracted to both carrion and different types of dung from herbivorous, carnivorous, and omnivorous mammals Rodríguez-López et al 2021a) but similarly makes use of other resources that are unusual for most Scarabaeinae species, including injured millipedes and their carcasses (Sánchez-Hernández et al 2019b;Rodríguez-López et al 2021b). Canthon femoralis is abundant in continuous forests (Rivera et al 2020) but is also commonly found in habitats with different types of human intervention near forest areas .…”

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Habitat type affects the structure but not the composition of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) assemblages in a tropical deciduous forest of southeastern Mexico

Gómez-Méndez,

Sánchez-Hernández,

Gómez

et al. 2023

Can Entomol

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In this study, we compared the Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera) assemblages between two contrasting habitats (conserved forest versus urban habitat), located between the boundary of an urban zone and a protected area within the Mexican state of Chiapas. We collected 1003 individuals of 22 species and 12 genera. The composition of assemblages was similar between habitats, with a high species dominance. However, the identity of the dominant species differed between habitats, with 11 species considered indicators of one of the two conditions (five species in the conserved forest sites and six species in urban habitat sites), whereas three other species exhibited generalist habits. Large paracoprids predominate in the conserved forest, and small paracoprids in the urban habitat. The apparent homogeneity in the dung beetle assemblages probably is due to the high density of domestic and feral animals replacing native mammals and is promoted by the loss of forest-dependent species caused by continuous landscape fragmentation. Nonetheless, the association of some species with forest habitat and the differences in the structure of functional groups indicate the importance of conserving these forest remnants, which would help to mitigate the negative impact of urbanised areas, as these species are generally sensitive to the habitat fragmentation process.

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Transcriptome analysis reveals the inhibitory mechanism of 3,4-Dimethoxyphenol from Streptomyces albidoflavus strain ML27 against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

Lai,

Peng,

Song

et al. 2024

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

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Attraction of Canthon vazquezae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) to Volatiles Released by Messicobolus magnificus (Diplopoda: Spirobolida)

Cited by 3 publications

References 21 publications

Not all dung beetles feed on dung: Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) attracted to different carrion types in contrasting habitats at Brazilian Amazon

Not all dung beetles feed on dung: Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) attracted to different carrion types in contrasting habitats at Brazilian Amazon

Habitat type affects the structure but not the composition of dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) assemblages in a tropical deciduous forest of southeastern Mexico

Transcriptome analysis reveals the inhibitory mechanism of 3,4-Dimethoxyphenol from Streptomyces albidoflavus strain ML27 against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

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