Comprehensive photographic catalogue of Japanese Scarabaeoidea to be completed in 3 volumes. Vol. 1 covers all 152 species + 9 subspecies of dung beetle in Japan. Each species is shown on one full page with scientific name and at least 10 detailed photos: dorsal, oblique, lateral and ventral, top of head, close-up of pronotal and elytral sculpturing, fore tibia, aedeagus, etc. Information such as distribution, temporal occurrence, habitat type, altitude and relative abundance are shown in the form of bar charts and are easily understood. Photos are of exceptional quality