Attractivity of omnivore, carnivore and herbivore mammalian dung to Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in a tropical Atlantic rainforest remnant

Filgueiras, Bruno K. C.; Liberal, Carolina Nunes; Aguiar, Cristina D. M.; Hernández, Malva Isabel Medina; Iannuzzi, Luciana

doi:10.1590/s0085-56262009000300017

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“…preferred stool baits. The results obtained are in agreement with other studies in tropical forests and in other types of landscapes in tropical regions (Halffter & Matthews, 1966;Filgueiras et al, 2009;. The preference for faeces of omnivorous mammals for nesting and feeding by adults and larvae seems to have resulted from evolutionary processes (Simmons & Ridsdill-Smith, 2011;.…”

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“…Indeed the occupation of diverse ecological niches increases diversity for specific locations (Da Silva & Audino, 2011). The presence/ abundance and type of food types, associated with other factors such as climate, animal migrations and life cycles, in addition to altitude and landscape features, might affect the spatial and temporal distribution of Scarabaeinae (Filgueiras et al, 2009).…”

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

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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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“…Contudo, a maior riqueza observada em armadilhas de queda iscadas com fezes humanas se deve ao fato de que Scarabaeinae, devido a processos evolutivos, possui maior número de espécies coprófagas que utilizam excrementos de mamíferos como alimento de adultos e larvas (Halffter & Matthews 1966, Hanski & Cambefort 1991. Na região Neotropical, excremento humano é um dos mais importantes atrativos para a efetiva captura das espécies de Scarabaeinae, tanto em florestas quanto em pastagens (Halffter & Matthews 1966, Falqueto et al 2005, Larsen et al 2006, Filgueiras et al 2009). …”

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Escarabeíneos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) de uma área de campo nativo no bioma Pampa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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This work presents a survey of Scarabaeinae species from a natural grassland area in Bagé, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Samplings were carried out with flight intercept traps and pitfall traps baited with human feces, rotten banana and rotten meat, from December 2005 to November 2006. A total of 4,573 individuals, belonging to 14 genera and 30 species were collected. Onthophagus aff. hirculus Mannerheim, 1829, Canthon podagricus Harold, 1868, Ontherus sulcator (Fabricius, 1775) and Canthidium moestum Harold, 1867 were the most abundant species. Most of the captured assemblage is composed by species coprophagous and generalists preferably necrophagous. Few species were strictly necrophagous and none was classified as saprophagous. The rollers and tunnelers were represented by similar numbers of species.

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“…More specifically, Mohr (1943) described dung pads as scattered microhabitats of high-quality resources of relatively small size and short duration that support complex communities. Factors that collectively influence the composition of dung beetle communities include soil and vegetation type (Lumaret and Kirk, 1987;Krell et al, 2003), source of dung (herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore) (Dormont et al, 2007;Filgueiras et al, 2009;Whipple, 2011), age of dung (Barth et al, 1994;Kryger et al, 2006), size of pad (Peck and Howden, 1984;Finn and Giller, 2000), soil moisture/rainfall events (Kingston, 1977;Lumaret, 1978), altitude (Mittal, 1981;Avila and Pascual, 1987), latitude (Kirk and Ridsdill-Smith, 1986;Hanski, 1991), mean temperature/season (Lumaret, 1979;Davis, 1989), and diel activity (Hernandez, 2002;Krell et al, 2003).…”

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Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) utilizing water buffalo dungon the Black Sea coast of Turkey

Sullivan¹,

Ozman‐Sullivan²,

Lumaret³

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Turk J Zool

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There have been few ecological studies of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from the Black Sea Region of Turkey. In the RAMSAR-listed wetland system of the Kızılırmak Delta of Turkey's central Black Sea coast, seasonal grazing by domesticated water buffalo produces plentiful dung from April to November. Twenty-three species of dung beetles from 13 genera of Aphodiinae and 4 genera of Scarabaeinae were collected from their dung on two adjacent soil types in 2013. The species were from three functional groups, namely dung dwelling (12), tunneling (10), and ball rolling (1). Thirteen and fourteen species were collected in spring/summer and autumn, respectively, with only 4 species in common. There was a distinct shift from Scarabaeinae (8 of 13 species) in spring/summer to Aphodiinae (10 of 14 species) in autumn. The ten species collected on the sandy clay loam soil were a subset of the 23 species on the sand dunes. On the sandy clay loam, high water tables in winter and soil cracking in summer may exclude deeper tunneling species. The 3:1 ratio of dung dwelling species on the sand compared to the sandy clay loam may suggest a more appropriate dung moisture regime over time that favors successful breeding on the sand.

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Attractivity of omnivore, carnivore and herbivore mammalian dung to Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in a tropical Atlantic rainforest remnant

Cited by 75 publications

References 13 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

Escarabeíneos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) de uma área de campo nativo no bioma Pampa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) utilizing water buffalo dungon the Black Sea coast of Turkey

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