Description
* It should be noted that this dataset only contains specimen NOT vouchered in the Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD) and Natural History Museum Aarhus (NHMA), as these are published separately through the institution collection management system (Specify). The dataset was made to support the paper, The Philonthus rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in the online Danish Beetle Bank published in Entomologiske Meddelelser. It contains distribution data of the Danish Philonthus largely based on recorded specimens from the Danish Beetle Catalog and its additions (Hansen, 1996; Hansen et al., 1998; Hansen et al., 1999; Hansen et al., 2000; Pedersen et al., 2001; Jørum et al. 2002; Pedersen & Runge, 2003; Pedersen et al., 2004; Pedersen & Vagtholm-Jensen, 2005; Jørum et al. 2006; Pedersen et al., 2008; Pedersen et al., 2010; Hansen et al., 2012; Hansen & Jørum, 2014; Hansen & Jørum, 2017; Pedersen, Hansen & Hansen, unpublished). The Danish Beetle Catalog registers occurrences in 11 zoogeographic regions based on Enghoff & Nielsen (1977). These include North West Jutland (NWJ), North East Jutland (NEJ), West Jutland (WJ), East Jutland (EJ), South Jutland (SJ), Funen (F), North West Zealand (NWZ), North East Zealand (NEZ), South Zealand (SZ), Lolland, Falster and Møn (LFM), and Bornholm (B). For each region a specimen has been recorded with precise locality and collecting data, these have been georeferenced and included as a GBIF occurrence dataset here. Furthermore, rare species were checked in the two national species databases, the Arter.dk and Naturbasen for additional records that could be verified.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 194 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Hansen A K (2024). Dataset of Danish Species of the Rove Beetle Genus Philonthus (Staphylinidae). Version 1.1. Natural History Museum of Denmark. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.danbif.dk/resource?r=philonthusdenmark&v=1.1
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Natural History Museum of Denmark. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 233aad1f-696f-4678-988b-2254a8932a18. Natural History Museum of Denmark publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by DanBIF - Danish Biodiversity Information Facility.
Keywords
Occurrence; Rove Beetles; Staphylinidae; Denmark; Philonthus; Dung; Carrion
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Geographic Coverage
The country of Denmark.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [54.521, 7.965], North East [57.833, 15.381] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The rove beetle (Staphylinidae) genus Philonthus Stephens, 1829, ,
| Genus | Philonthus Stephens, 1829 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1800-01-01 / 2023-12-31 |
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Project Data
Philonthus is a megadiverse genus represented by 49 species in the Danish fauna, with another three species expected to occur in the region in the near future due to range expansion. Philonthus are found in a large variety of mainly ephemeral habitats, including animal feces, plant debris, compost piles, fungi, carrion, and in washed up debris along coasts, streams and lakes. Here we present an illustrated identification key and annotated list of both currently known and expected species of Philonthus in Denmark extracted from the more interactive version created and launched by us at the Danish Beetle Bank (www.billebank.dk). All these contributions are based on specimens from the entomology collection at the Natural History Museum of Denmark which is the most complete source on Danish beetle fauna. We also present a georeferenced occurrence dataset for Philonthus in Denmark based on the Danish Beetle Catalog and a thorough literature review. This dataset is uploaded to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and thus integrated into the Danish national species portal Arter.dk. This paper is a guide to all these online resources, as well as a version for those who prefer such information in the traditional printed form. Our hope is that this contribution will ease up species identification and future study of Philonthus in Denmark and make the Danish Beetle Bank a useful and practical resource for enthusiasts and professionals alike.
| Title | The Philonthus rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in the online Danish Beetle Bank |
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| Identifier | N/A |
| Funding | Thanks to 15. June Foundation and Aage V. Jensen Foundation for support of the project ‘Lort er det nye sort: Biller i gødning’, which made the development of this project possible. |
| Study Area Description | Throughout the country of Denmark |
| Design Description | Based on the Danish beetles catalogue with its additions and some new records. |
Sampling Methods
Several methods were used including pitfall trappings, sifting and hand collecting of specimen
| Study Extent | Based on data from various collectors. |
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| Quality Control | N/A |
Method step description:
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://ipt.danbif.dk/resource?r=philonthusdenmark |
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