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A species diversity dataset of beetles by three passive acquisition methods in Tei Tong Tsai (Hong Kong).

ABSTRACT: We based the dataset in this paper on the beetle collection from the sample site of Tei Tong Tsai (Hong Kong) from 1^st May to 28^th May 2019, a period of high insect diversity. A total of 16,270 beetles (photographed in 318 images) from 478 species belonging to 39 families were collected. The dataset consists of the following components: The original photo of the whole sample obtained at each site with each collection method, the morphological species identification chart, a statistical table describing the species and numbers of beetles collected on different dates at different sites using three passive acquisition methods, and a statistical table describing the longitude, latitude, and altitude information of each sampling point. We aimed to provide a database for the evaluation of beetle species diversity in Hong Kong and a paradigm for the effectiveness of passive acquisition in the beetle collection through the three representative methods, thus laying a foundation for biodiversity research.

SUBMITTER: Zhao S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9110429 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A species diversity dataset of beetles by three passive acquisition methods in Tei Tong Tsai (Hong Kong).

Zhao Shuzhe S Tong Yijie Y Teng Bei B Chen Xin X Yang Xingke X Li Jing J Bai Ming M

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We based the dataset in this paper on the beetle collection from the sample site of Tei Tong Tsai (Hong Kong) from 1<sup>st</sup> May to 28<sup>th</sup> May 2019, a period of high insect diversity. A total of 16,270 beetles (photographed in 318 images) from 478 species belonging to 39 families were collected. The dataset consists of the following components: The original photo of the whole sample obtained at each site with each collection method, the morphological species identification chart, a ...[more]

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A species diversity dataset of beetles by three passive acquisition methods in Tei Tong Tsai (Hong Kong).

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A species diversity dataset of beetles by three passive acquisition methods in Tei Tong Tsai (Hong Kong).

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