Occurrence Records of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Sabah, Malaysia Borneo (II)
Citation
Yim M, Ong X R, Slade E (2023). Occurrence Records of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Sabah, Malaysia Borneo (II). Asian School of the Environment. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/gutk64 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-14.Description
This dataset 'Occurrence Records of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Sabah, Malaysia Borneo 2' is the second dataset of this series and contains close to 900 occurrences. Unlike 'part 1' of the occurrence dataset, the biodiversity data here are derived from literature and sources that do not have protocol information (i.e., taxonomic and ecological papers are included). This dataset serves as a useful source to acquiring additional occurrences apart from those studies that had clear and methodical sampling approaches. Each row of data represents a single occurrence of a species (scientificName) and the quantity acquired (individualCount). Other sampling (eventDate) and geographic data (longitude, latitude, elevation, locality and locationRemarks) are also provided. A link is provided under associatedReferences to trace back the data to its source.
Sabah, Malaysia is the second largest state in Malaysia. It occupies 10% of the island of Borneo, an area of 73,371 km2, and surrounded by the Sulu sea in the Northeast, Celebes sea in the East and the South China sea in the West. The ecology, distributions, and taxonomy of Southeast Asian dung beetles are poorly understood. While dung beetles are commonly known as beetles that feed on dung, some species feed on various resources, such as carrion and rotting fruits, and others never feed on dung. All dung beetles belong to the superfamily Scarabaeiodea, of which the majority belong to the family Scarabaeidae. Within Scarabaeidae, the subfamily Scarabaeinae is often represented as the true dung beetles, where a considerable proportion of its members feed exclusively on dung. This checklist forms part of the BIFA GBIF project 'Mobilising data on ecologically important insects in Malaysia and Singapore'. This taxonomic checklist will provide documentation of all described dung beetle species in Sabah, and will be updated as new species are described. This will aid research and monitoring of dung beetles in the region. Contacts
Sampling Description
Study Extent
Sabah, MalaysiaSampling
Biodiversity data found within this taxonomic checklist were obtained from published taxonomic papers, ecological papers and published datasets containing occurrence records for dung beetles in Sabah, Malaysia. All raw extractable data related to taxonomy, occurrence and sampling effort from the sources were extracted into a single dataset (Bornean dung beetle dataset, Tropical Ecology and Entomology Lab) and was later refined into the occurrence dataset extension found here. The taxonomic checklist was then derived from the occurrence dataset. The data was entered according to the Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A) formats and controlled vocabulary was used. Data was cleaned using OpenRefine and Excel and validated through 'GBIF species-lookup tool' and 'GBIF data validator'.Method steps
- Data extraction: Literature containing occurrence and taxonomic records from Sabah were first identified and data such as taxonomy and occurrence were mobilized, geo-referenced and transcribed into a dataset 'Bornean dung beetle database, Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab'. Verbatim data were extracted initially and no data conversion or transformation occurred at this stage.
- The data in this dataset consists of all occurrence records that were derived from existing literature such as from taxonomic and ecological publications as well as from published datasets that contains no sampling protocol information. Every known Sabah dung beetle occurrence record has been included with information such as eventDate, scientificName, individualCount, geographic coordinates, locality and locationRemarks.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Scarabaeinaecommon name: Dung beetles rank: subfamily
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Marx Yimoriginator
position: Project Officer
Asian School of the Environment
62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459
SG
email: marx.yim@ntu.edu.sg
Xin Rui Ong
originator
position: PhD Student
Asian School of the Environment
62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459
SG
email: ongxinru001@e.ntu.edu.sg
Eleanor Slade
originator
position: Project Investigator
Asian School of the Environment
62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459
SG
email: eleanor.slade@ntu.edu.sg
Marx Yim
metadata author
position: Project Officer
Asian School of the Environment
62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459
SG
email: marx.yim@ntu.edu.sg
Marx Yim
author
email: marx.yim@ntu.edu.sg
Xin Rui Ong
author
position: PhD Student
Asian School of the Environment
62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459
SG
email: ongxinru001@e.ntu.edu.sg
Eleanor Slade
author
position: Project Investigator
Asian School of the Environment
62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459
SG
email: eleanor.slade@ntu.edu.sg
Marx Yim
administrative point of contact
position: Project Officer
Asian School of the Environment
62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459
SG
email: marx.yim@ntu.edu.sg
Xin Rui Ong
administrative point of contact
position: PhD Student
Asian School of the Environment
62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459
SG
email: ongxinru001@e.ntu.edu.sg
Eleanor Slade
administrative point of contact
position: Project Investigator
Asian School of the Environment
62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459
SG
email: eleanor.slade@ntu.edu.sg