New records, threatens and conservation status for Dichotomius schiffleri Vaz-de-Mello, Louzada & Gavino (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): an endangered dung beetle species from Brazilian atlantic forest ecosystems
Neotrop. entomol
; 40(2): 282-284, Mar.-Apr. 2011. tab
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ABSTRACT
Dichotomius schiffleri Vaz-de-Mello et al is often cited as endemic to the preserved coastal sandy-dune vegetation (restinga) of Guriri Island, Espírito Santo state, and is included in the Brazilian List of Endangered Fauna as "critically endangered" (CR). However, we recorded its occurrence in twelve additional sites along the coasts of Espírito Santo, Bahia, Sergipe and Pernambuco. The geographic distribution of D. schiffleri is limited to the coastal Atlantic Forest domain, mainly in preserved restinga patches. We recommend that D. schiffleri remains in the List of Endangered species, but in the "endangered" (EN) category, according to the IUCN criteria.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Main subject:
Coleoptera
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Endangered Species
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Neotrop. entomol
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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ZOOLOGIA
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil