Vladimirellus

Vladimirellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Vladimirellus
Dellacasa, Dellacasa & Bordat, 2002
Species:
V. socors
Binomial name
Vladimirellus socors
(Balthasar, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius (Ammoecius) socors Balthasar, 1967

Vladimirellus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Vladimirellus socors, which is found in the Russian Far East and Siberia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4 mm (0.16 in). They have an oblong, stout, strongly convex, dull, glabrous, blackish body, with the margin of the clypeus and the legs dark brownish and the antennal club piceous.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Vladimirellus socors 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 26, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Dellacasa, M.; Dellacasa, G. (2002). "Systematic Redefinition Of Taxa Belonging To The Genera Ahermodontus Báguena, 1930 And Ammoecius Mulsant, 1842, With Description Of The New Genus Vladimirellus (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)". Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 48 (4): 269-316. Retrieved October 28, 2026.