Replication Data for: "Community structure and diversity of Curculionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the canopies of a Neotropical wetland"

Curculionidae are phytophagous beetles that live their entire life cycle hosted by plants. In the Brazilian Pantanal, Curculionidae are abundant in the soil and canopy. We studied two seasonal periods (wet period in 2012 and dry period in 2013) and two distinct phytophysiognomies, one monodominant and floodable (Cambarazal) and one nonmonodominant and nonfloodable (Cerradão Cordillera), to analyze the diversity, richness, and trophic guilds associated with the canopies of these vegetation types. The samples were collected via canopy fogging. A total of 4,456 individuals were collected and grouped into 13 subfamilies, 37 tribes, 60 genera, 259 morphospecies, and 16 species. The results revealed that the flood pulse, phytophysiognomy, and phenology of plant species influenced the community structure, richness, and diversity of Curculionidae in the canopies of Cambarazal and Cerradão Cordillera of the Pantanal of Poconé.