Alocoderus hydrochaeris

Alocoderus hydrochaeris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Alocoderus
Species:	A. hydrochaeris
Binomial name
	Alocoderus hydrochaeris; (Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
	Scarabaeus hydrochaeris Fabricius, 1798; Aphodius cognatus Stevens, 1866; Aphodius hydrochoeris tataricus Harold, 1866; Aphodius hydrochaeris coloratus Mulsant, 1842; Aphodius hydrochaeris discicollis Mulsant, 1842; Aphodius hydrochaeris germanus Mulsant, 1842; Aphodius meridionalis Villa, 1835;

Alocoderus hydrochaeris is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Madeira, Malta, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (including Siberia), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Ukraine.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in). They have a strongly convex, oblong, glabrous body. The head and pronotum are shiny, while the elytra are less shiny. The dorsal and ventral surfaces are yellowish-brown, with the back of the head darker. The pronotum has a dark spot and normally also a small dark mark within the yellow lateral margin. The elytral suture is darkened.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Alocoderus hydrochaeris 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 hydrochaeris 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.