Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from native grassland in Pampa biome, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Authors

  • Pedro Giovâni da Silva Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia
  • Lívia Dorneles Audino Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Entomologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia
  • Juliana Marim Nogueira Universidade da Região da Campanha
  • Leonardo Pompéu de Moraes ONG Instituto Bageense Pró Pampa Sustentável
  • Fernando Zagury Vaz-de-Mello Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia

Keywords:

Scarabaeoidea, dung beetle, species survey, 'Campos Sulinos', southern Brazil

Abstract

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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Published

2012-09-01

How to Cite

Silva, P. G. da, Audino, L. D., Nogueira, J. M., Moraes, L. P. de, & Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. (2012). Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from native grassland in Pampa biome, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 12(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1004

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2012): v12n3

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