DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF Onthophagus sp. (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) IN KG. BETING'S OIL PALM PLANTATION AND UiTM CAWANGAN NEGERI SEMBILAN FOREST, MALAYSIA

Sarah Shazwani Zakaria, Nurfarahin Zaidi, Nur Syafiqah Abdul Ghani, Nur Aina Munirah Ab Baki, NURSHAHIRA RUSLAN, NUR HASYIMAH RAMLI

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Dung beetle is a beneficial insect, which is found in almost all ecosystem types including agroecosystem. This study aims to identify the diversity and abundance of Onthophagus species in the oil palm plantations of Kg. Beting and Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan Forest, Malaysia (UiTM forest). A total of 15 pitfall traps were installed and left overnight within three days for each two-week sampling session. Later, the trapped samples were collected, preserved and identified. The result is a total of 302 individuals from 21 species were collected with only 11 species identified. Onthophagus species recorded in the UiTM forest showed the values of Shannon-Wiener index (H')=1.841; Evenness index (E')=0.9002 and Margalef index (R')=2.164 which consisted of O. semifex, O. recticornutus, O. rutilans, O. rugicollis, Onthophagus sp. 8, Onthophagus sp. 9 and Onthophagus sp. 10. Overall, all species found during this research was recorded at oil palm plantations (H’=1.628; E’=0.2829; R’=3.008) except Onthophagus sp. 8, Onthophagus sp. 9 and Onthophagus sp. 10. Other species found in oil palm plantations are O. peninsularis, O. crassicolis, O. waterstradti, O. pacificus, O. cf. pacificus 2, O. insicus, O. cervus, Onthophagus sp. 1 – 7. The highest dung beetle abundance recorded was O. rugicollis (116 individuals) and the lowest were O. peninsularis, O. cervus, Onthophagus sp. 1, Onthophagus sp. 2 and Onthophagus sp. 3 with only 1 individual each. This preliminary data can be used as a source of reference in studies related to the diversity and abundance of the dung beetles recorded in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan.

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