We are Japanese Entomological society specialized in Scarabaeoid beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea).

Contents:

●Observations on the biology of Aphodius impunctatus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)
Takayoshi Hada & Shinya Kawai --- 1

●An introduction to Trichiini (Scarabaeidae, Trichiinae) from the tropical region
Nozomu Sasaki --- 7

●Notes on the Japanese Cetoniinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) (2):The genus Gametis
Kaoru Sakai --- 13

●Studies on the distribution of stag beetles (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) in Amakusa Islands area using the baited PET-bottle traps in 2001
Akinori Murayama --- 21

●Studies on the distribution of stag beetles (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) in Tokara Islands, Koshiki Islands and Oosumi Islands area using the baited PET-bottle traps in 2002
Akinori Murayama --- 26

●Natural history of the Japanese dung beetles (4):Endangered species
Keiichi Tsukamoto --- 33

●Observations on the scarabaeid beetles in Greece (2)
Kaoru Wada --- 45

●A record of collecting dung beetles from Kyushu
Masashi Inagaki --- 47

●Notes on the move of dung beetles
Yoshihisa Kusui --- 52

●Guide to collecting methods [6]: Collecting method for Aphodinae and Aegialinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) living in sandy soil using the sieve
Shinya Kawai --- 53

●Field guide [6] : Notes on the Scarabaeid beetles from Okinawa Island, Ryukyus
Masaaki Kimura --- 59

●Identification guide [6]: Four species of the genus Anomala from the main islands of Japan
Hanmei Hirasawa --- 65

Short Reports

●A new record of Trichiorhyssemus kitayamai from Yonaguni Island, Okinawa Prefecture
Shinya Kawai --- 6

●Records of a few Cetoniiane (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)from Heigunto Island, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Kaoru Sakai --- 19

●A record of Protaetia fusca (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Tarama Island, Miyako Islands
Kaoru Sakai --- 19

●On the color variants of Protaetia brevitarsis brevitarsis
Hiroki Nishino --- 20

●Records of some Cetoniinae (Coloeptera, Scarabaeidae) from Narushima Island, Goto Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture
Kunio Karasuyama --- 32

●A record of Aphodius gotoi (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Hokkaido
Keiichi Tsukamoto --- 42

●A new record of Trichiorhyssemus kitayamai (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture
Hiroshi Otobe --- 43

●Additional records of Aphodius punctatus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Odai-machi, Mie Prefecture
Hiroshi Otobe --- 43

●Records of Blbocerosoma nigropragiatum from Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture
Yukimasa Obata --- 44