02342nas a2200277   4500008004100000020002900041245013300070210006900203300000900272490000900281520140000290653002301690653002301713653001701736653001501753653001701768653001901785653001701804653001701821100001901838700001701857700001701874700001601891700001901907856013801926       2007                        eng d  a1175-5326 print1175-533400aBiodiversity, conservation, and hotspots atlas of Costa Rica: a dung beetle perspective (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)0 aBiodiversity conservation and hotspots atlas of Costa Rica a dun  a1-340 v14573 aThis paper is an analysis of the distribution of areas of high species richness and endemicity based on dung beetles living in the different Holdridge life-zones of Costa Rica by using a geographic information system (GIS).  Endemism was examined in relation to whether the species were shared with Nicaragua and/or Panama, or if they were strictly Costa Rican.  The species composition of dung beetle distributions in the sampling areas and life-zones was evaluated.  Species distribution was also analyzed in relation to altitudinal levels.  The species richness and endemicity maps served as a base for doing a gap analysis and defining four different levels of high priority conservation areas.  We also investigated what percentage of these priority areas is under some type of protection or conservation scheme and which of these areas should be enlarged.  Also considered is the feasibility that these areas under protection have for enlargement, considering possible problems and interactions with present land-use.  We include a list of all the recorded dung beetle species for Costa Rica, as well as their presence in the different Holdridge life-zones and their endemicity status.  This study clearly demonstrates the need to include insects in biodiversity-endemicity studies because different and more detailed results are obtained in relation to vertebrate and plant-based studies.10abiodiversity areas10aBiodiversity atlas10aconservation10aCosta Rica10aDung beetles10aendemism areas10agap analysis10aScarabaeinae1 aKohlmann, Bert1 aSolis, Angel1 aElle, Ortwin1 aSoto, Xinia1 aRusso, Ricardo  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/biodiversity-conservation-and-hotspots-atlas-costa-rica-dung-beetle-perspective-coleoptera-scarabaei