TABLE 2.

Shannon and Simpson indices comparing dung beetle assemblage sampled within the same transect by flight interception traps (FITs) an pitfall traps baited with human feces at three terra firme primary forests within the Brazilian Amazon.

Locality	Transect	Trap type	Shannon CI 95% [L–U]	Simpson CI 95% [L–U]
BR‐319	A	FIT	14.369 [14.369–16.923]	8.423 [8.423–9.838]
		Pitfall	21.560 [21.560–23.356]	15.598 [15.598–16.841]
	B	FIT	13.865 [13.865–17.031]	5.999 [5.999–7.294]
		Pitfall	14.244 [14.244–15.319]	9.616 [9.616–10.270]
	C	FIT	20.364 [20.364–25.318]	11.193 [11.193–14.902]
		Pitfall	13.802 [13.802–15.111]	8.916 [8.916–9.647]
Cristalino	A	FIT	20.740 [20.74–22.451]	11.152 [11.152–12.321]
		Pitfall	12.470 [12.470–13.454]	6.288 [6.288–6.697]
	B	FIT	18.385 [18.385–20.576]	11.618 [11.618–12.987]
		Pitfall	5.529 [5.529–5.915]	2.678 [2.678–2.802]
	C	FIT	21.454 [21.454–27.509]	16.666 [16.666–21.054]
		Pitfall	8.797 [8.797–9.216]	5.497 [5.497–5.684]
Serra do Divisor	A	FIT	16.033 [16.033–22.623]	12.402 [12.402–18.794]
		Pitfall	9.563 [9.563–10.531]	4.697 [4.697–5.138]
	B	FIT	19.393 [19.393–25.148]	9.589 [9.859–12.790]
		Pitfall	14.200 [14.200–15.560]	7.145 [7.145–7.861]
	C	FIT	15.368 [15.368–20.187]	10.211 [10.211–13.636]
		Pitfall	14.580 [14.580–15.629]	8.965 [8.965–9.642]

Note: When confidence intervals (CI) are not overlapping the indices values are statistically different. Confidence interval with 95% [lower limit–upper limit].