Dung beetles from three primary forest sites in the Brazilian Amazon

Scarabaeinae beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is a high performance indicator group used in biodiversity assessment of tropical forests. As most species are coprophagous they are commonly known as dung beetles although few species may be necrophagous or saprophagous. Allied to the feeding habitat dung beetles display a complex reproductive behaviour with nests underground, and therefore act in many ecossistem services as nutrient cycling, bioturbation and secondary seed dispersal. Dung beetles display specific forraging methods, as they detect food odors through the antennas and fly towards the food resource. They are therefore captured by baited pitfall and flight interception traps, and studies have shown the complementary between these methods. However, the use of attractants can introduce additional sources of variation in trap performance. In our paper we aimed to assess the effect of bait attractiveness on assemblages metrics when sampled by baited pitfall traps. We identified s..., In 2019, dung beetles were sampled in three terra firme primary forests within Brazilian Amazon (Serra do Divisor, Acre; BR-319, Amazonas; and Cristalino, Mato Grosso) using pitfall traps baited with human feces and flight interception traps. Dung beetle species are deposited at Coleção Entomológica de Mato Grosso Eurides Furtado (CEMT), at Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. For further information please refer to methods section of the article \"Bait attractiveness changes community metrics in dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)\" at Ecology and Evolution., Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice Calc., # Dung beetles from three primary forest sites in the Brazilian Amazon

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Dung beetles were sampled at three *terra firme* sites within Brazilian Amazon (BR-319, Cristalino, and Serra do Divisor) in 2019. We used pitfall traps baited with human feces and flight interception traps. The sampling design is described at Bach et al., 2023 ([https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9975](https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9975)).

## Description of the Data and file structure

The first column shows the sites sampled. The second column is a list of species in each site. Species were identified to the minimum taxonomic level possible. Thus, some species are identified up to genus level (e.g. *Ateuchus* sp01).

site = sites sampled. There are three sites: BR-319 (Amazonas), Cristalino (Mato Grosso), and Serra do Divisor (Acre).

species = list of species sampled in each site

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