Diversity of beetles (Coleoptera) at Gunung Benom, Pahang, Malaysia

作者：Abdullah Fauziah^*; Sina Ibnu; Sabri Mohd Shukri Mohd

来源：Asia Life Sciences, 2012, 21(1): 265-285.

• beetle
• diversity
• diversity indices
• evenness index
• Gunung Benom
• Pahang
• Malaysia

This paper records the diversity and abundance of beetle fauna at Gunung Benom, Pahang. Field sampling was conducted from 10-17 November 2009 at three sites namely Lata Bujang A (trail to Sungai Besar), Lata Bujang B (trail to Perlok), and Kongsi China. The beetles were sampled using six light traps, six Malaise traps and 75 pitfall traps. Three hundred forty eight beetle specimens comprising 113 species from 34 families were collected from all three sites. Lata Bujang A had the most abundant (Margalef index, 11.031) and speciose (Simpson diversity index, 0.963; Shannon-Weaver index, 3.523) beetle fauna, whereas Kongsi China had the least abundant (Margalef index, 8.296) and least diverse (Simpson diversity index, 0.891; Shannon-Weaver index, 2.902) fauna.The most abundant and speciose beetle family caught was the leaf beetle Chrysomelidae (Simpson diversity index, 0.971; Shannon-Weaver index, 2.507). Gunung Benom showed high abundance and diverse (Margalef index, 19.138; Simpson diversity index, 0.939; Shannon-Weaver index, 3.728) beetle fauna being an undisturbed and well preserved forest.

• 出版日期2012-6