Versicorpus

{{short description|Genus of beetles}}

{{Taxobox

| regnum = Animalia

| phylum = Arthropoda

| classis = Insecta

| ordo = Coleoptera

| familia = Scarabaeidae

| genus = Versicorpus

| genus_authority = Deschodt, Davis & Scholtz, 2011

| species = V. erongoensis

| binomial = Versicorpus erongoensis

| binomial_authority = Deschodt, Davis & Scholtz, 2011

}}

Versicorpus is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Versicorpus is endemic to Namibia and is only found at the Mount Erongo. This is a monotypic genus with only one species, Versicorpus erongoensis.{{cite journal |author=Christian M. Deschodt, Adrian L.V. Davis & Clarke H. Scholtz |year=2011 |title=New dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) taxa from arid south-western Africa |journal=Insect Systematics & Evolution |volume=42 |issue=3 |pages=277–294 |doi=10.1163/187631211X568173|hdl=2263/19586 |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/2263/19586/1/Deschodt_New%282011%29.pdf |hdl-access=free }}

Versicorpus probably live in close association with rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis Pallas). These Hyraxes have communal toilets or dung middens. These middens are probably a stable and dependable food source for Versicorpus in a resource scarce environment. Versicorpus erongoensis is a flightless dung beetle that is probably closely related to Dicranocara Deschodt & Scholtz and Namakwanus Scholtz & Howden.