Apogonia aeneocuprea
| Apogonia aeneocuprea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Apogonia |
| Species: | A. aeneocuprea
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| Binomial name | |
| Apogonia aeneocuprea Moser, 1915
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Apogonia aeneocuprea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Nias).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. The top is ore-coloured with a coppery sheen, while the underside is metallic black, with a faintly green and coppery-shimmering. The legs are coppery-brown. The frons is quite sparsely punctate, especially in the anterior part. The pronotum is strongly punctured. The scutellum has a few very faint punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia aeneocuprea 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 January 28, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1915). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) IV". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 113–151. Retrieved January 28, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.