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Subfamily Scarabaeinae

Beetles in this subfamily are stout bodied, usually black or dark brown in colour. They are usually called Dung Beetles.
 
Native Dung Beetle
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Onthophagus sp., body length 20mm
The Dung Beetle was found on leaves in Tamborine on Apr 2008. 
Reference:
1. Onthophagus chepara - Insects of Townsville, Australia, by Graeme Cocks, 2004 
2. Onthophagus chepara Matthews, 1972 - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2008. 
 

Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p 629.
2. Scarabaeinae - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2008. 
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