Dung Beetle Survey of South East Queensland

Summary

The survey was carried out from 7 January 1999 to 18 January 1999. Of the 44 species of Exotic Dung Beetle released from 1965 onwards, 30 species are known to be established, and it is believed that only one species Euonoiticellus intermedius has reached its climatic and geographic limits. A second species Onthophagus gazella is well spread throughout the northern part of the continent and is continuing to move south in Eastern Australia. It can be found at locations near the Murray River. Some of the other 29 species are established in areas, which may be only 20 to 50 km in diameter. It could take some of these species many decades to spread by natural movement to their climatic boundaries.