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 --- 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 ## Sharing/access Information This is the only public location to acess the data. Was data derived from another source? No蜣螂亚科甲虫（Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae）是热带森林生物多样性评估中常用的高性能指示类群。由于多数类群为粪食性，它们常被称为蜣螂，但亦有少数类群为尸食性或腐食性。与取食习性相适应，蜣螂具有复杂的地下筑巢繁殖行为，因此可在诸多生态系统服务中发挥作用，包括养分循环、生物扰动以及次级种子传播。 蜣螂具有特化的觅食策略：它们通过触角感知食物气味并飞向食物资源，因此可通过诱饵地面陷阱（baited pitfall traps）与飞行拦截陷阱（flight interception traps）进行采集。已有研究表明，这两种采样方法具有互补性。不过，引诱剂的使用可能会为陷阱采样效果引入额外的变异来源。 本研究旨在评估采用诱饵地面陷阱采样时，诱饵引诱性对蜣螂群落度量指标的影响。我们已鉴定……2019年，研究团队在巴西亚马逊地区的三处旱地原生林（terra firme）样地——阿克里州的Serra do Divisor、亚马孙州的BR-319路段以及马托格罗索州的Cristalino——中，采用以人类粪便为诱饵的地面陷阱与飞行拦截陷阱开展蜣螂采样。 所采集的蜣螂标本保存于马托格罗索联邦大学（Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso）库亚巴校区的马托格罗索尤里德斯·富尔塔多昆虫馆藏（Coleção Entomológica de Mato Grosso Eurides Furtado，缩写CEMT），位于巴西马托格罗索州库亚巴。可使用Microsoft Excel或LibreOffice Calc打开相关数据。如需进一步信息，请参阅发表于《Ecology and Evolution》的论文《诱饵引诱性改变蜣螂群落度量指标（鞘翅目：金龟科：蜣螂亚科）》中的方法部分。 # 巴西亚马逊三处原始森林生境的蜣螂数据 2019年，研究团队在巴西亚马逊地区的三处旱地原生林（terra firme）样地（BR-319、Cristalino与Serra do Divisor）开展蜣螂采样。采样采用以人类粪便为诱饵的地面陷阱与飞行拦截陷阱。采样设计详见Bach等人2023年的研究（https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9975）。 ## 数据与文件结构说明 数据集首列为采样样地，第二列为对应样地的物种列表。所有物种均鉴定至尽可能低的分类学层级，因此部分物种仅鉴定至属级（如*Ateuchus* sp01）。 **site**：采样样地，共3处：BR-319（亚马孙州）、Cristalino（马托格罗索州）与Serra do Divisor（阿克里州）。 **species**：对应样地中采集到的物种列表。 ## 共享与获取说明 本页面为该数据集唯一公开获取渠道。 数据是否源自其他来源？否