Common Dung Beetles in Pastures of South-eastern Australia

Contents
Acknowledgements
Why were dung beetles brought to Australia?
The CSIRO Dung Beetle Project
What does a dung beetle look like?
What do dung beetles do?
Distribution of dung beetles in Australia
Recognition of dung beetles
The spreading of dung beetles
Species location maps
Introduced dung beetles
	Onitis alexis
	Onitis aygulus
	Onitis pecuarius
	Onitis caffer
	Onitis viridulus
	Euoniiicellus intermedius
	Euoniticellus africanus
	Euoniticellus fulvus
	Euoniticellus pallipes
	Liatongus militaris
	Onthophagus taurus
	Onthophagus binodis
	Onthophagus gazella
	Onthophagus nigriventris
	Sisyphus spinipes
	Geotrupes spiniger
	Hister nomas
Other beetles commonly found in dung pads
	Native dung beetles
	Beetles other than dung beetles
Maps showing potential and current distributions of species
	Map 1 Onitis alexis
	Map 2 Onitis aygulus
	Map 3 Onitis pecuarius
	Map 4 Onitis caffer
	Map 5 Onitis viridulus
	Map 6 Euoniticellus intermedius
	Map 7 Euoniticellus africanus
	Map 8 Euoniticellus fulvus
	Map 9 Euoniticellus pallipes
	Map 10 Liatongus militaris
	Map 11 Onthophagus taurus
	Map 12 Onthophagus binodis
	Map 13 Onthophagus gazella
	Map 14 Onthophagus nigriventris
	Map 15 Sisyphus spinipes
	Map 16 Geotrupes spiniger
	Map 17 Hister nomas
	Map 18 Onthophagus australis
	Map 19 Onthophagus granulatus
	Map 20 Onthophagus chepara and Onthophagus posticus
	Map 21 Onthophagus auritus and Onthophagus dandalu
	Map 22 Onthophagus capella and Onthophagus victoriensis
	Map 23 Onthophagus pexatus
	Map 24 Onthophagus pentacanthus and Onthophagus mniszechi
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