Alocoderus volubilis

Alocoderus volubilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Alocoderus
Species:	A. volubilis
Binomial name
	Alocoderus volubilis; (Balthasar, 1961)
Synonyms
	Aphodius (Alocoderus) volubilis Balthasar, 1961;

Alocoderus volubilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Afghanistan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.4 mm (0.25 in). They have a parallel-sided, shining, glabrous, yellowish-brown body. Most of the head, a discal mark on the pronotum, the sutural margin of the elytra and the edges of the scutellum are brownish-black.

References

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