Alocoderus digitalis

Alocoderus digitalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Alocoderus
Species:	A. digitalis
Binomial name
	Alocoderus digitalis; (Koshantschikov, 1894)
Synonyms
	Aphodius digitalis Koshantschikov, 1894; Aphodius (Bodilus) digitatus Reitter, 1892;

Alocoderus digitalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.3–9 mm (0.25–0.35 in). They have an elongate-oval, glossy, light reddish-yellow-brown body, with the sutural margin of the elytra darkened. The edges of the head and pronotum, as well as the humeral region of the elytra, have long light-colored cilia and the tips of the elytra are covered with fine hairs.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Alocoderus digitalis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Alocoderus digitalis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved October 30, 2026.