Sialkot
Basic information
Sample name: Sialkot
Reference: M. Hussain, M. Younas, M. F. Malik, M. Umar, M. Kanwal, and M. Batool. 2020. Spatio-temporal diversity of dung beetles in selected locales of Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. Punjab University Journal of Zoology 35(1):35-42 [ER 3293]
Geography
Country: Pakistan
State: Punjab
Coordinate: 32° 30' 33" N, 75° 32' 52" E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Geography comments: "Sialkot... a district of the Punjab province... Sampling of dung beetles was carried out from the selected locales i.e. Malianwala, Kanbanwala, Ugoki, Dhidwali, Bambanwala, Phangat, Bhola Musa, Malkhanwala, Amrik-Pura, Faizan-Colony, Sherwani-Colony, and Mundeke" (almost entirely west and southwest of Sialkot, spanning area area about 40 km across)
Environment
Habitat: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest
Altered habitat: combined
Protection: unprotected
Substrate: ground surface
Habitat comments: "grassy fields, croplands, old dung piles and fresh dung pats"
Methods
Life forms: scarab beetles
Sites: 12
Sampling methods: line transect, no design, pitfall traps, hand capture
Sample size: 667 individuals
Years: 2016
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "Sampling was accomplished by collecting dung pats and dung heaps randomly at an interval of two weeks. Fresh cattle dung was collected in a bucket with lid. We also used pitfall traps baited with cattle dung to collect dung beetles. Pitfall traps were placed at interval of 150 m ... in a 500 m transect... At each site, four traps were placed at an equal distance of 50 m from the center of the square whereas fifth one was placed in the center... and traps were left out for 72 hrs"
Metadata
Sample no: 3661
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2020-06-07 18:57:48
Modified: 2020-06-07 08:57:48
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
16 species
2 singletons
total count 667
geometric series index: 20.2
Fisher's α: 2.949
geometric series k: 0.7069
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8713
Shannon's H: 2.3067
Good's u: 0.997
Register
| Aphodius fossor | 46 | |
| Aphodius contaminator | 40 | |
| Catharsius platypus | 2 | |
| Catharsius pithecius | 2 | |
| Helocopris bucephalus | 1 | |
| Gymnopleurus bicallosus | 75 | |
| Oniticellus cinctus | 52 | |
| Onitis excavatus | 182 | |
| Onitis crassus | 64 | |
| Onitis singhalensis | 52 | |
| Onitis subopacus | 40 | |
| Onitis castaneous | 37 | |
| Onitis bonasus | 1 | |
| Cheironitis indicus | 25 | |
| Digitonthophagus gazella | 39 | |
| "Onthophagus gazella" | ||
| Onthophagus catta | 9 | |