DUNG BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEOIDEA) FROM TASIK CHINI BIOSPHERE RESERVE, PAHANG

Abstract

A total of 15,747 dung beetles belong to 13 genera and 60
species were captured successfully at Tasik Chini Biosphere
Reserve, Pahang from May 2014 to April 2015. Forty-five
baited pitfall trap with light sources were installed using
transects method at core, buffer and transition zones of
Biosphere Reserve. Onthophagus with 43 species (71.7% of the
total species) represents the most diverse dung beetle genus at
Tasik Chini, Pahang. The most abundant dung beetle species in
the area was Sisyphus thoracicus, represented by 9,544 (60.6%)
individuals. Followed by O. crassicollis and O. rorarius, which
were represented by 1,041 and 9,49 individuals respectively.
The Biosphere Reserve is also categorized by the occurrence of
rare dung beetle species such as Onthophagus sp. 1, O.
avocetta, O. namnaoensis, O. semiperakensis, Ochicanthon
okudai and Copris haroldi. The list presented with 60 species of 

Tasik Chini dung beetles could serve as baseline data for further
studies on dung beetle diversity in Peninsular Malaysia.