@article {1353, title = {Comunidade de escarabeineos (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) copro-necrofagos da regiao de Brejo Novo, Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brasil}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Entomologia}, volume = {51}, number = {2}, year = {2007}, month = {june}, pages = {228-233}, abstract = {This paper reports the results of the preliminary survey of copro-necrophagous dung beetles of Brejo Novo region, Caruaru, Pernambuco, as well as some aspects of the community structure such as seasonality, diversity, equitability, richness and abundance of species. Ten samplings with intervals of 30 days and duration of 48 hours, fortnightly were done between September 2003 to July 2004. Scarab beetles were collected with 24 pitfall traps baited with two types of baits, human excrements and rotting bovine meat. A total of 1,540 individuals belonging to six tribes, 12 genera and 28 species were collected. The species Canthon af. carbonarius, Canthon chalybaeus, Dichotomius nisus, D. semisquamosus, Digitonthophagus gazella and Eurysternus hirtellus are, apparently, adapted to the studied environment. Traps baited with human excrements attracted 826 individuals and those with rotting bovine meat attracted 714 specimens. Large number of species (15) considered {\textquotedblleft}rare{\textquotedblright} occurred, being three of them {\textquotedblleft}singletons{\textquotedblright}, two {\textquotedblleft}doubletons{\textquotedblright} and 10 with abundance between three and 10 individuals; 13 species were considered {\textquotedblleft}common{\textquotedblright}. Of the analyzed species, seven present generalist alimentary habits, four are strictly coprophagous and one is strictly necrophagous. Positive correlations were verified between the precipitation and the abundance of the individuals and the species richness. This preliminary survey of the dung beetles of the Brejo Novo region contributed to increase the number of species registered for Pernambuco and northeast region of Brazil. }, keywords = {Alimentary habit, biodiversity, brazil, ecology, Scarabaeinae}, author = {Barbosa Silva, Fernando Augusto and Hernandez, M. I. M. and Ide, Sergio and de Moura, Rita de Cassia} } @article {1551, title = {Dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) assemblages across a natural forest-cerrado ecotone in Minas Gerais, Brazil}, journal = {Neotropical Entomology}, volume = {34}, number = {5}, year = {2005}, month = {Sep/Oct}, pages = {721-731}, abstract = {Variations in assemblage attributes across ecotones provides clear examples on how organisms perceive and respond to environmental changes, even at small scales. Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae) have been used as bioindicators of habitat quality due to their sensitivity to environmental changes. Dung beetles were sampled across a natural forest-cerrado ecotone in Brazil, and associated changes in assemblage structure were examined. Edge effects, here defined as consistent changes in assemblage parameters in relation to the distance to the forest-cerrado border, were also examined. Density of individuals and species were higher in the forest than in the cerrado, but overall richness was similar between habitats after controlling for sample sizes. Species composition differed greatly between habitats, and shared species were consistently more abundant in one or another habitat. Edge effects were not detected on richness nor species composition, and only weak effects were observed on abundance. It is concluded that the effect of the habitat (forest vs. cerrado) has a much stronger effect on the assemblage structure than the presence of the edge: dung beetles responded strongly to change in habitats, but weakly to the proximity of the edge between these habitats. }, keywords = {Atlantic Forest, biodiversity, brazil, edge effect, spatial distribution}, author = {Duraes, Renata and Martins, Waldney P, and Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z.} } @article {1842, title = {Pastagens no Brasil: Situação Atual e Perspectivas}, journal = {Pre{\c c}os Agr{\'\i}colas}, volume = {Janeiro/Fe}, year = {2001}, note = {digital}, pages = {3-7}, keywords = {brazil, dung beetle, economic potential, extensive, function, pasture, service, tropical}, author = {Júnior, Geraldo Bueno Martha and Corsi, Moacyr} } @article {1859, title = {Effects of forest fragmentation on dung and carrion beetle communities in Central Amazonia}, journal = {Ecology}, volume = {70}, number = {6}, year = {1989}, month = {December}, pages = {1715-1725}, keywords = {beetle communities, brazil, decomposition, forest fragments, insects, nutrient cycling, reserves, scavengers}, author = {Klein, B. C.} } @article {1865, title = {Besouros coprofagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) coletados em Campo Grande, MS, Brasil}, journal = {Annales da Sociedade de Entomologia Brasil}, volume = {28}, number = {3}, year = {1999}, month = {sep}, pages = {403-412}, keywords = {brazil, dung beetle, ecology, Insecta, pasture}, author = {Koller, Wilson W. and Gomes, Alberto and Rodrigues, Sergio R. and Alves, Rafael G. O.} } @article {1866, title = {Scarabaeidae e Aphodiidae coprofagos em pastagens cultivadas em area do cerrado sul-mato-grossense}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Zoociencias}, volume = {9}, number = {1}, year = {2007}, pages = {81-93}, keywords = {biodiversity, brazil, dung beetle, horn fly, pitfall}, isbn = {1517-6770}, author = {Koller, Wilson W. and Gomes, Alberto and Rodrigues, Sergio R. and Goiozo, Paulo Felipe Izique} } @article {1942, title = {Organization of dung beetle communities (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in areas of vegetation re-establishment in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil}, journal = {Sitientibus Serie Ciencias Biologicas}, volume = {6}, number = {4}, year = {2006}, month = {oct/dec}, pages = {261-266}, abstract = {The present work refers to the study of colonization of four vegetation physiogno- mies considered as succession stages by Scarabaeidae beetles in Feira de Santana, Brazil. The four environments present structures of 1) herbs, 2) herbs and bushes, 3) bushes, and 4) bushes and trees. The last one has similar vegetation elements to the original vegetation of the area (Caatinga, in transition with deciduous forest). Beetles{\textquoteright} richness was not statistically different in the three structurally simpler habitats, the composition, as well as the abundance structure of the communities of the four sites were very similar. Guild structure changed in number and proportion of specimens, with an increase in the number of tunnelers as the vegetation grew in complexity. The positive/negatives effects on the composition and beetles{\textquoteright}s community structure were related to the interference with the dissemination of odor plumes or maintenance of sources of resources (vertebrates). The organization of the functional structure in the beetles{\textquoteright} community should be related to the time needed for the establishment of complex ecological connections. }, keywords = {brazil, Caatinga, community structure of Scarabaeidae, habitat restoration}, author = {Lopes, Priscila P. and Louzada, Julio N. C. and Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z.} } @article {1946, title = {Considerations on the perching behavior of tropical dung beetles (coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Entomologia}, volume = {41}, number = {2-4}, year = {1998}, pages = {125-128}, keywords = {brazil, dung beetle, foraging behavior, tropical forest}, author = {Louzada, Julio N. C.} } @article {1969, title = {Especies de Scarabaeidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) coletadas em fezes bovinas e carcaca de suinos em Itumbiara, Goias, Brasil}, journal = {Pesquisa Agropecuaria Tropical}, volume = {30}, number = {2}, year = {2000}, month = {jul/dec}, pages = {1-4}, abstract = {The study of the Scarabaiedae associated with cattle dung pats and with pig carcass in the region of Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil. Twenty samples of bovine dung were taken at random, each month, from pats eight days old, placed in plastic containers and taken to the laboratory. Pig carcass Sus sp. was selected as bait. Two baits were exposed to the enviroment conditions in two different places: pasture and forest area, the former in the presence of sunlight and the latter in absence of it. Scarabaiedae were extracted using Berlese funnel. The most frequent species were: Ataenius aequalis (cattle dung) and Trichillum externepunctatum (pig carcass).}, keywords = {brazil, COLEOPTERA, decomposition, Insecta, Scarabaeidae}, author = {Marchiori, Carlos Enrique} } @article {1970, title = {Insects (Arthropoda: Insecta) collected on bovine feces after different times of field exposure in Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil}, journal = {Arq. Instituto de Biologia, Sao Paulo}, volume = {70}, number = {3}, year = {2003}, month = {jul/sep}, pages = {377-380}, abstract = {The collection of insects in cattle dung deposited in pasture were observed from January to October 2001 in Itumbiara, Goias, Brasil. Cattle dung pats were exposed at a pasture for 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 216 and 240 hours and were than taken to the laboratory separate from each other, for Diptera extraction. A total of 100 dung pats were exposed at pasture. A total of 3,229 Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) and 3,099 Diptera were collected. The most abundant species dipterous were: Palaeosepsis spp. and Sarcophagula occidua and coleopterous: Ataenius aequalis e Aphodius lividus. The periods of the highest population peak were: 24, 48 and 72 hours.}, keywords = {brazil, cattle dung, diptera, Insecta, Scarabaeidae}, author = {Marchiori, Carlos H.} } @article {1971, title = {Succession of Scarabaeidae on bovine dung in Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil}, journal = {Neotropical Entomology}, volume = {32}, number = {1}, year = {2003}, month = {jan/mar}, pages = {173-176}, abstract = {The succession of Scarabaeidae in cattle dung deposited in pasture were observed from January to August 2001 in Itumbiara County, State of Goiás, Brazil (18o25{\textquoteright}S; 49o13{\textquoteright}W). Fresh cattle dung pats were exposed on a pasture area for one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten days and then taken individually to the laboratory for screening and identification of the Scarabaeidae therein present. A total of 100 dung pads were exposed in the field from which 3,229 specimens of Scarabaeidae were recovered. The most frequent species found were: Ataenius aequalis Harold and Aphodius lividus Balth. The majority of specimens were collected in cattle dung exposed for one and two days.}, keywords = {Arthropoda, biocontrol, bovine, brazil, COLEOPTERA}, author = {Marchiori, Carlos H. and Caldas, Elza R. and Almeida, Katia G. S.} } @article {1608, title = {Proposta para maximizar a utilizacao dos recursos disponiveis na criacao do besouro africano (Onthophagus gazella, Fab.)}, journal = {Boletim de Pesquisa Embrapa}, volume = {16}, year = {1997}, month = {Nov}, pages = {1-16}, keywords = {brazil, improvement in methodology, mass production, Onthophagus gazella}, isbn = {0101-5516}, author = {Fazolin, Murilo and Argolo, Valdirene Maia and Estrela, Joelma Lima Vidal} } @article {1641, title = {Insetos fimicolas associados a fezes bovinas em Jaragua do Sul/SC. 1. Besouros coprofagos (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)}, journal = {Revista Brasileira de Entomologia}, volume = {39}, number = {2}, year = {1995}, month = {June}, pages = {303-309}, keywords = {brazil, dung beetle, fimicolous insect survey, Jaragua do Sul}, author = {Flechtmann, Carlos Alberto Hector and Rodrigues, Sergio Roberto} } @article {1675, title = {Understanding the biodiversity consequences of habitat change: the value of secondary and plantation forests for neotropical dung beetles}, journal = {Journal of Applied Ecology}, volume = {45}, number = {3}, year = {2008}, pages = {883-893}, abstract = {1. Secondary and plantation forests are becoming increasingly widespread in the tropics. A recent meta-analysis on the impacts of land-use change on tropical forest dung beetles concluded that regenerating forests can be effective in helping to offset species loss following deforestation. How- ever, our understanding of the extent to which these results can be generalized to new locations remains very poor. 2. We attempted to overcome many of the design limitations that characterize previous studies by collecting spatially independent dung beetle samples from primary, secondary and Eucalyptus plantation forests in north-east Brazilian Amazonia across a large quasi-experimental landscape that minimized confounding edge and fragmentation effects. 3. We recorded 9203 dung beetles, comprising 85 species. Species richness was significantly higher in primary forest and the majority of species were more abundant there than elsewhere, whereas secondary and plantation sites harboured an impoverished subset of primary forest species. 4. Our data illustrate the low value of tropical secondary and plantation forests for dung beetles in our study area, and our conclusions are more pessimistic than those of earlier studies. 5. Because of differences in the order of species rank-abundance and rank-biomass patterns, re-coding community data from abundance to biomass significantly altered the analytical weight of individual species in determining community patterns. Larger bodied beetles were more prone to local extinctions and abundance declines and this effect was consistent both within and between genera. 6. Synthesis and applications . Our study demonstrates that secondary and plantation forests in a large neotropical landscape host exceptionally impoverished dung beetle communities. Furthermore, the depletion of beetle abundance combined with a reduction in average body mass in converted forests is likely to have detrimental consequences for the maintenance of dung beetle-mediated ecosystem services in these habitats. Differences in biogeographical and landscape context, and the influence of common limitations in sampling design, may explain why many other studies have painted a more optimistic picture of the conservation value of anthropogenic habitats. In the absence of further evidence we caution strongly against the claim that forest regeneration schemes on degraded land can effectively offset the loss of species following deforestation, and urge that conservation strategies prioritize the protection of remaining areas of primary forest.}, keywords = {biomass, brazil, deforestation, habitat change, habitat value, sampling bias, Scarabaeinae, Tropical forests}, author = {Gardner, T. A. and Hernandez, M. I. M. and Barlow, J. and Peres, C. A.} } @article {1992, title = {Invasao de areas de savana intra-amazonicas por Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius, 1787) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)}, journal = {Acta Amazonica}, volume = {38}, number = {1}, year = {2008}, pages = {153-158}, abstract = {This work aimed to verify the invasion of the dung beetles community from intra-Amazonian savanna by the African species Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius 1787). The research was carried out near Alter do Chão village (2o 31{\textquoteright} S; 55o 00{\textquoteright} W), 36 Km Southwest of Santarém, Pará, Brazil. Twenty two areas were sampled, from 21 July to 13 August 2003, using 66 baited pitfall traps (cattle dung, human faeces and carcass bait). D. gazella individuals were found in four of twenty two sampled areas. The presence of the species in the savanna was analysed by a logistic regression, using the occurrence of burnings in the last six years, species richness and abundance of native Scarabaeinae, and abundance of Canthon sp1, (the most abundant species in the region), as explanatory variables. Except for the total abundance of native Scarabaeinae, none of the variables were statistically significant for the presence of D. gazella. Hypothetically, these results were probably due to a non-analysed factor related to the invasibility of the area by D. gazella, or lack of time for the species to disperse and establish in all the areas, or a resistance of native dung beetle community to D. gazella invasion. Nevertheless, there must be a competitive mechanism of invasion resistance bounding the abundance of native species and D. gazella invasibility. }, keywords = {Amazonian, biological invasion, brazil, Tropical ecosystem}, author = {Matavelli, Rodrigo Augusto and Louzada, Julio N. C.} } @article {2023, title = {The role of Digionthophagus gazella on pasture cleaning and production as a result of burial of cattle dung}, journal = {Pasturas Tropicales}, volume = {22}, number = {1}, year = {2000}, note = {digital}, pages = {14-19}, keywords = {brazil, dung beetle, ecological economics, ecological function, ecosystem service, extensive, extention, introduction}, author = {Miranda, C. H. B. and Santos, J. C. and Bianchin, I.} } @article {2107, title = {Flutuacao populacional de Coleoptera em plantio de Eucalyptus urophylla no municipio de Tres Marias, Minas Gerais}, journal = {Floresta e Ambiente}, volume = {7}, number = {1}, year = {2000}, pages = {143-151}, abstract = {The objective of this research was to study the population fluctuation of Coleoptera species in an Eucalyptus urophylla plantation in the County of Tres Marias, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Five light traps were installed during the night in this plantation once every fifteen days from March 1995 to February 1996. Insectscollected were identified based in the literature and in entomological collections. They were identified at species (INE) or family (INF) levels. A total of 23,782 individuals of 99 species of the Coleoptera order was collected, being 13 identified per species and 86 per family, representing 13.13 and 86.87\% of total species collected, respectively. The most abundant species was Cyclocephala sp. (Dynastidae) with 296 individuals. The family with larger number of individuals and of species was Carabidae. Population peaks of Coleoptera species in this area were registered in the months of September and October.}, keywords = {brazil, COLEOPTERA, Eucalyptus urophylla, Population dynamics}, author = {Pinto, Rosenilson and Salazar Z. J. , Jose and Marinho F. , Joao Alfredo and Cola Zanuncio, Jose} } @article {2118, title = {Rapid recovery of dung beetle communities following habitat fragmentation in Central Amazonia}, journal = {Ecology }, volume = {86}, number = {12}, year = {2005}, note = {digital copy}, pages = {3303-3311}, keywords = {brazil, Disturbance, Dung beetles, faunal collapse (biological conservation 2007), fragmentation, klein, manaus, recovery}, author = {Quintero, Ingrid and Roslin, Tomas} } @article {2121, title = {The old and young amazon: dung beetle biomass, abundance and species diversity}, journal = {Biotropica}, volume = {39}, number = {6}, year = {2007}, pages = {725-730}, abstract = {The Amazon Basin can be divided into two geomorphological regions based on the age of its soils: young (< 30 mya) and old (> 300 mya). We tested the effects of soil age on dung beetle communities by comparing biomass, abundance, and species between reserves in Ecuador on young soils and reserves in Brazil on old soils. Beetle biomass in the old Amazon was one-third that in the young Amazon, and beetle abundance in the old Amazon was one-fourth that in the young Amazon. Species richness, rarefied to equal sample sizes, was not significantly different between old and young soils. These data suggest young soils of the Amazon support a significantly greater biomass and abundance of dung beetles than old soils, but that species richness across the Basin is similar. As dung beetles are bio-indicators of mammals, our data support previous studies indicating a greater biomass of mammals on young versus old Amazon soils. }, keywords = {brazil, Ecuador, Neotropics, productivity, richness, Scarabaeidae, tropical wet forest.}, author = {Radtke, M. G. and Da Fonseca, C. R. V. and Williamson, G. B.} } @mastersthesis {2187, title = {Fatores determinantes da riqueza local de esp{\'e}cies de Scarabaeidae (Insecta: Cole{\'o}ptera) em fragmentos de Floresta Estacional Semidec{\'\i}dua}, volume = {Mestrado}, year = {2003}, note = {digital copy}, pages = {68}, school = {Universidade Federal de Lavras}, address = {Lavras}, keywords = {(biological conservation 2007), absence, Brasil, brazil, dung beetle, fragmentation, presence, Scarabaeinae, semideciduous}, author = {Schiffler, Gustavo} } @article {2258, title = {Roads alter the colonization dynamics of a keystone herbivore in neotropical savannas}, journal = {Biotropica}, volume = {38}, number = {5}, year = {2006}, note = {need}, month = {Sep}, pages = {661-665}, abstract = {Roads can facilitate the establishment and spread of both native and exotic species. Nevertheless, the precise mechanisms facilitating this expansion are rarely known. We tested the hypothesis that dirt roads are favorable landing and nest initiation sites for founding-queens of the leaf-cutter ant Atta laevigata. For 2 yr, we compared the number of attempts to found new nests (colonization attempts) in dirt roads and the adjacent vegetation in a reserve of cerrado (tree-dominated savanna) in southeastern Brazil. The number of colonization attempts in roads was 5 to 10 times greater than in the adjacent vegetation. Experimental transplants indicate that founding-queens are more likely to establish a nest on bare soil than on soil covered with leaf-litter, but the amount of litter covering the ground did not fully explain the preference of queens for dirt roads. Queens that landed on roads were at higher risk of predation by beetles and ants than those that landed in the adjacent vegetation. Nevertheless, greater predation in roads was not sufficient to offset the greater number of colonization attempts in this habitat. As a consequence, significantly more new colonies were established in roads than in the adjacent vegetation. Our results suggest that disturbance caused by the opening of roads could result in an increased Atta abundance in protected areas of the Brazilian Cerrado.}, keywords = {Amazonia, ants, Atta, ATTA-CEPHALOTES, ATTINI, brazil, BRAZILIAN CERRADO, Cerrado vegetation, communities, dung beetle, forest, formicidae, habitat, habitat disturbance, impact, LEAF-CUTTING ANTS, nest foundation, PRED, road impacts, SELECTION, vegetation}, isbn = {0006-3606}, url = {://000239634900010 }, author = {Vasconcelos, H. L. and Vieira-Neto, E. H. M. and Mundim, F. M. and Bruna, E. M.} } @article {2262, title = {Consideracoes sobre forrageio arboreo por Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea), e dados sobre sua ocorrencia em floresta tropical do Brasil}, journal = {Acta Zoologica Mexicana (nueva serie)}, volume = {72}, year = {1997}, pages = {55-61}, keywords = {Atlantic rainforest, brazil, dung beetle, foraging, Scarabaeidae}, author = {Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z. and Louzada, Julio N. C.} } @article {2285, title = {Effects of degradation and replacement of southern brazilian coastal sandy vegetation on the dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)}, journal = {Biotropica}, volume = {40}, number = {6}, year = {2008}, note = {Dichotomius laevicollis~
Dichotomius schiffleri~
Dichotomius geminatus
Dichotomius semisquamosus
Dichotomius nisus~
Gromphas lacordairei
Ateuchus squalidus
Canthon staigi
Trichillum externepunctatum
Onthophagus aff. hirculus~
Pedaridium bidens

}, pages = {719-727}, abstract = {In this paper we address the effects of anthropogenic disturbance and replacement of Brazilian Coastal sandy vegetation (restingas) on dung beetles communities. We sampled dung beetles in the four main vegetative physiognomies of Guriri Island, Esp ́{\i}rito Santo State: forest restinga, restinga Clusia, disturbed restinga (from burning events), and pastures. We placed four sets of two pitfall traps (baited with horse and human dung) in four independent areas of each vegetation type, and collected 14,534 individuals of 13 dung beetle species. Neither log 10 of individuals nor log 10 of species richness were good predictors of restinga disturbance. However, a significant amount of variation in dung beetle abundance and richness could be explained by bait type. Ordination of these sites using hybrid multidimensional scaling revealed a gradient of habitat disturbance from undisturbed restinga samples to pasture. Dung beetle communities along this gradient demonstrated a complete turnover in species composition, from restinga-specialists to invasive and generalists species respectively. This complete turnover signals the local extirpation of forest-adapted species in disturbed and converted areas. Only a single dung beetle species in preserved restingas is protected by Brazilian law (Dichotomius schiffleri). Given the extent of the clearing of restinga habitat, the conservation status of dung beetles associated with restinga forest gives cause for concern. }, keywords = {biological invasion, brazil, coastal ecosystems, Dichotomius geminatus, Dichotomius laevicollis, Dichotomius nisus, Dichotomius schiffleri, Dichotomius semisquamosus, Gromphas lacordairei, insect conservation, Restinga, Scarabaeinae}, author = {Vieira, Leticia and Louzada, Julio N. C. and Spector, Sacha} } @article {2293, title = {Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Monkeys, and Conservation in Amazonia}, journal = {Florida Entomologist}, volume = {83}, number = {3}, year = {2000}, pages = {229-241}, keywords = {Amazon, brazil, Dung beetles, monkeys, primates, Scarabaeidae, seed dispersal}, author = {Vulinec, K.} }