Appendix D. Abundance of 228 beetle species captured in pit-fall traps adjacent to an elk carcasses and in corresponding control traps, in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, 1978. Sorted by Chi-squared value. See methods for details.

Thanatophilus lapponicus (Herbst)	467	1	360	0
Dermestes talpinus Mannerheim	144	2	106.4	0
Anaspis rufa Say	188	18	102.5	0
Creophilus maxillosus (L.)	129	0	100.2	0
Saprinus oregonensis LeConte	133	2	97.9	0
Trichodes ornatus Say	28	126	90.8	0
Ptiliid sp.4	126	5	84.8	0
Trachypachus holmbergi Mannerheim	201	33	83.4	0
Omaliinae sp.8	84	0	65.3	0
Catops basiliaris Say	78	1	57.9	0
Trox sonorae LeConte	70	0	54.4	0
Notoxus serratus LeConte	70	1	51.7	0
Calathus ingratus Dejean	20	74	46.8	0
Necrobia violacea L.	58	0	45.1	0
Staph. sp.65	66	3	43.5	0
Dermestes fasciatus LeConte	50	1	36.1	0
Staphylinae sp.7	46	0	35.7	0
Epicauta puncticollis Mannerheim	6	40	34.9	0
Otiorhynchus ovatus (L.)	213	79	33	0
Aphodius fimentarius (L.)	42	0	32.6	0
Aeolus mellillus (Say)	42	1	29.9	0
Oxytelus sp.18	37	0	28.7	0
Saprinus lugens Erichson	36	0	28	0
Mordellid sp.1	6	33	26.5	0
Staph. sp.80	28	1	19.1	0
Staphylinae sp.5	24	0	18.6	0
Anchicera sp.2	23	0	17.9	0
Blapstinus pimalis Casey	28	2	16.7	0
Omosita inversa LeConte	20	0	15.5	0
Cicindela oregona (LeConte)	19	0	14.8	0
Borboropora quadriceps (LeConte)	19	0	14.8	0
Encimus mimus Fall	19	0	14.8	0
Corticarina cavicollis (Mannerheim)	22	1	14.5	0
Melanotus longulus oregonensis (LeC	6	22	13.8	0
Staph. sp.63	17	0	13.2	0
Chrysomelid sp.42	9	25	12.3	0
Tachyporus (T.) sp.25	12	28	11.2	0.001
Staphylinae sp.4	13	0	10.1	0.001
Staph. sp.72	16	1	9.9	0.002
Anotylus sp.17	10	0	7.8	0.005
Tachinus basalis Erichson	9	0	7	0.008
Staph. sp.64	9	0	7	0.008
Melyrid sp.9	3	11	6.9	0.009
Agriotes criddlei VanDyke	2	9	6.5	0.011
Cryptopleurum minutum (Fab.)	8	0	6.2	0.013
Tachyporus sp.27	15	25	5.7	0.017
Dermestes caninus Germar	7	0	5.4	0.02
Scraptiid sp.3	7	0	5.4	0.02
Diplotaxis prob. obscurus LeConte	0	4	5.1	0.023
Chrysomelid sp.44	0	4	5.1	0.023
Syntomus americanus Dejean	14	3	4.7	0.03
Xantholininae sp.4	36	0	4.7	0.031
Apteroloma tenuicorne LeConte	25	9	4.1	0.043
Falagria dissecta Erichson	5	0	3.9	0.049
Chrysomelid sp.45	0	3	3.9	0.049
Cardiophorus sp.7	44	9	3.4	0.064
Pterostichus adstrictus Ech.	28	12	3.1	0.08
Omaliinae sp.9	4	0	3.1	0.078
Stenus alpicola Fauv.	4	0	3.1	0.078
Tachyusa sp.40	4	0	3.1	0.078
Aphodius distinctus (Muller)	4	0	3.1	0.078
Diplotaxis brevicollis LeConte	4	0	3.1	0.078
Lepesoma ursina (Horn)	4	0	3.1	0.078
Mycetoporus sp.34	9	2	2.9	0.088
Tachinus elongatus Gyllenhal	0	2	2.6	0.109
Xenodusa reflexa (Walker)	0	2	2.6	0.109
Ctenicera pudica (Brown)	0	2	2.6	0.109
Dibolia sp.46	0	2	2.6	0.109
Listronotus sp.58	6	1	2.5	0.116
Cryptophagus sp.2 lapponicus grp.	92	55	2.4	0.123
Ontholestes cingulatus (Gravenhorst)	3	0	2.3	0.127
Oxytelinae sp.20	3	0	2.3	0.127
Tachinus nigricornis Mannerheim	3	0	2.3	0.127
Staph. sp.47	3	0	2.3	0.127
Staph. sp.59	3	0	2.3	0.127
Staph. sp.71	3	0	2.3	0.127
Aphodius granarius (L.)	3	0	2.3	0.127
Cryptophagid sp.34	3	0	2.3	0.127
Corticaria ferruginea Marshall	12	4	2.3	0.131
Pseudoluperus longulus (LeConte)	8	2	2.3	0.13
Cymindis cribricollis Dejean	24	27	1.8	0.184
Notiophilus directus Casey	5	1	1.8	0.182
Dalopius lateralis Esch.	5	1	1.8	0.182
Microlestes curtipennis Casey	2	0	1.6	0.213
Hydrophilid sp.27	2	0	1.6	0.213
Staphylinae sp.6	2	0	1.6	0.213
Oxytelus montanus Casey	2	0	1.6	0.213
Oxytelus sp.19	2	0	1.6	0.213
Lordithon sp.31	1	3	1.6	0.207
Staph. sp.62	2	0	1.6	0.213
Staph. sp.73	2	0	1.6	0.213
Staph. sp.75	2	0	1.6	0.213
Staph. sp.78	2	0	1.6	0.213
Staph. sp.79	2	0	1.6	0.213
Aleochara castaneipennis Mannerheim	2	0	1.6	0.213
Nicrophorus guttula Motschulsky	1	3	1.6	0.207
Histerid sp.11	2	0	1.6	0.213
Aphodius leopardus Horn	2	0	1.6	0.213
Clambus vulneratus LeConte	2	0	1.6	0.213
Byrrhus kirbyi LeConte	1	3	1.6	0.207
Attagenus schaefferi hypar Beal	2	0	1.6	0.213
Dermestes marmoratus Say	2	0	1.6	0.213
Corylophid sp.6	2	0	1.6	0.213
Anthonomus sp.20	2	0	1.6	0.213
Panscopus nr. longus Buchanan	2	0	1.6	0.213
Cicindela purpurea Olivier	0	1	1.3	0.257
Pterostichus protractus LeConte	0	1	1.3	0.257
Nebria trifariacomplex	0	1	1.3	0.257
Amara musculis Say	0	1	1.3	0.257
Amara carinata LeConte	0	1	1.3	0.257
Lordithon poecilus (Mannerheim)	0	1	1.3	0.257
Bryoporus sp.35	0	1	1.3	0.257
Rugilus sp.50	0	1	1.3	0.257
Staph. sp.66	0	1	1.3	0.257
Aleochara sp.67	0	1	1.3	0.257
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim	0	1	1.3	0.257
Scydmaenid sp.4	0	1	1.3	0.257
Limonius rufthumeralis Lane	0	1	1.3	0.257
Ampedus rhodopus (LeConte)	0	1	1.3	0.257
Elaterid sp.87	0	1	1.3	0.257
Dermestes lardarius L.	0	1	1.3	0.257
Trogoderma sp.26	0	1	1.3	0.257
Mordellid sp.3	0	1	1.3	0.257
Corticaria columbia Fall	0	1	1.3	0.257
Cortodera subpilosa (LeConte)	0	1	1.3	0.257
Phylotreta sp.1	0	1	1.3	0.257
Chrysomelid sp.47	0	1	1.3	0.257
Lepesoma tanneri (VanDyke)	0	1	1.3	0.257
Ceutorhynchus punctiger Gyllenhall	0	1	1.3	0.257
Listronotus sp.62	0	1	1.3	0.257
Promecotarsus sp.69	0	1	1.3	0.257
Harpalus ellipsis LeC. or somnulentus	4	1	1.1	0.285
Staph. sp.74	4	1	1.1	0.285
Scymnus (S.) fenderi Malkin	6	2	1.1	0.286
Dromius piceus Dejean	0	1	0.8	0.378
Harpalus fraternus LeC.	0	1	0.8	0.378
Calleida viridis Dejean	0	1	0.8	0.378
Sphaeridium scarabaeoides LeConte	0	1	0.8	0.378
nr. Cercyon sp.26	0	1	0.8	0.378
Hydrophilid sp.28	0	1	0.8	0.378
Eusphalerum sp.10	0	1	0.8	0.378
Eusphalerum sp.11	0	1	0.8	0.378
Stenus subgriseus Casey	0	1	0.8	0.378
Stenus comma LeConte	0	1	0.8	0.378
Oxyporus occipitalis Fauv.	0	1	0.8	0.378
Mycetoporus sp.33	0	1	0.8	0.378
Tinotus sp.37	0	1	0.8	0.378
Aleochara spp.	0	1	0.8	0.378
Xantholininae sp.44	1	0	0.8	0.378
Xantholininae sp.45	1	0	0.8	0.378
Paederus sp.51	0	1	0.8	0.378
Bledius flavipennis LeConte	0	1	0.8	0.378
Staph. sp.53	0	1	0.8	0.378
Staph. sp.56	0	1	0.8	0.378
Staph. sp.57	0	1	0.8	0.378
Aleochara tahoensis Casey	0	1	0.8	0.378
Staph. sp.60	0	1	0.8	0.378
Aleochara verna Say	1	0	0.8	0.378
Staph. sp.69	0	1	0.8	0.378
Bryoporus sp.70	0	1	0.8	0.378
Staph. sp.125	0	1	0.8	0.378
Ptomaphagus nevadicus Horn	0	1	0.8	0.378
Ptiliid sp.3	0	1	0.8	0.378
Aphodius sp.1	0	1	0.8	0.378
Aphoduis sp.30	0	1	0.8	0.378
Scarabaeid sp.31	0	1	0.8	0.378
Byrrhus americanus LeConte	0	1	0.8	0.378
Morychus subsetosus Fall	0	1	0.8	0.378
Anthaxia sp.13	0	1	0.8	0.378
Dalopius sp.1	0	1	0.8	0.378
Elaterid sp.84	0	1	0.8	0.378
Ctenicera callida (Brown)	0	1	0.8	0.378
Trixagus sericeus (LeConte)	0	1	0.8	0.378
Dermestes signatus LeConte	0	1	0.8	0.378
Anobiid sp.14	0	1	0.8	0.378
Ptinus new sp.	1	0	0.8	0.378
Niptus kelleri (Brown)	0	1	0.8	0.378
Phyllobaenus sp.8	0	1	0.8	0.378
Melyrid sp.10	0	1	0.8	0.378
Melyrid sp.11	0	1	0.8	0.378
Scaraptiid sp.4	0	1	0.8	0.378
Anthicid sp.4	0	1	0.8	0.378
Epuraea truncatela Mannerheim	1	0	0.8	0.378
Nitidula rufipes (L.)	0	1	0.8	0.378
Nitidula ziczac Say	0	1	0.8	0.378
Cryptophagid sp.31	0	1	0.8	0.378
Cryptophagus sp.32	0	1	0.8	0.378
Coccinella transversoguttata Haldem	0	1	0.8	0.378
Nephus sp.35	0	1	0.8	0.378
Lathridiid sp.23	0	1	0.8	0.378
Hispinae sp.48	0	1	0.8	0.378
Pachybrachis sp.49	0	1	0.8	0.378
Cleonidius puberulus (LeConte)	0	1	0.8	0.378
Sitona cylindricollis (Fahraeus)	0	1	0.8	0.378
Tychius tectus LeConte	0	1	0.8	0.378
Nebria hudsonica LeConte	0	11	12.7	0.414
Trichocellus cognatus Gyllenhal	0	1	2.6	0.423
Platydracus sp.3	0	1	2.6	0.423
Staph. sp.76	0	1	2.6	0.423
Aphodius sp.29	0	1	2.6	0.423
Ctenicera semimetallica (Walker)	0	3	1.6	0.45
Eleodes cordatus group (Blapylis)	0	13	7.6	0.432
Caenoscelis sp.1	0	3	1.6	0.45
Ctenicera sp.76	0	2	3.5	0.463
Bryoporus sp.36	0	9	5.4	0.546
Hypnoidus bicolor (Eschscholtz)	0	11	11.4	0.553
Anthaxia inornata (Randall)	0	4	2.3	0.608
Melyrid sp.5	0	15	14.2	0.621
Melanophthalma villosa Zimmerman	0	5	5.2	0.689
Amara quenseli schonli Schonherr	0	3	3.1	0.757
Diplous aterrimus Dejean	0	2	2.1	0.8
Mycetoporus sp.32	0	3	3.1	0.757
Staph. sp.55	0	2	1.1	0.717
Staph. sp.77	0	2	1.1	0.717
Limonius infuscatus Mots	0	2	2.1	0.8
Melyrid sp.3	0	2	1.1	0.717
Carabus taedatus Fabricius	0	6	5	0.908
Tachinus angustatus Horn	0	4	3	0.963
Lordithon bimaculatus (Couper)	0	1	1	0.858
Scopaeus sp.48	0	1	1	0.858
Elaterid sp.78	0	1	1	0.858
Agriotella occidentalis Brown	0	1	1	0.858
Agriotes opaculus (LeConte)	0	1	1	0.858
Elaterid sp.83	0	1	1	0.858
Malthodes prob. canadensis Fender	0	1	1	0.858
Epicauta pruinosa LeConte	0	7	5	0.886
Antherophagus ochraceus Melsheimer	0	1	1	0.858
Scelolyperus nigrocyaneus (LeConte)	0	1	1	0.858