Alocoderus teyrovskyi

Alocoderus teyrovskyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Alocoderus
Species:
A. teyrovskyi
Binomial name
Alocoderus teyrovskyi
(Balthasar, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Alocoderus) teyrovskyi Balthasar, 1935
  • Aphodius (Alocoderus) milvus pakistanus Balthasar, 1960
  • Aphodius (Alocoderus) milvus Balthasar, 1955
  • Aphodius (Aphodius) pedongensis Paulian, 1936

Alocoderus teyrovskyi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand), Vietnam, Afghanistan, Nepal and Pakistan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8.5 mm (0.28–0.33 in). They have an parallel-sided, strongly convex, shiny, mostly glabrous body. The head and pronotum are blackish-brown. The margins of the head are reddish and the pronotum has reddish-brown sides. The elytra are dark yellowish-brown, with the sutural interval and the striae darkened. The antennae are yellow and the underside is blackish-brown.

References

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