Apogonia subrugipennis
| Apogonia subrugipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Apogonia |
| Species: | A. subrugipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Apogonia subrugipennis Moser, 1917
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Apogonia subrugipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are black and shiny, with a slight bronze sheen. The frons is quite densely punctured. The pronotum is densely punctured in the middle, becoming more densely punctured towards the sides. The elytra are covered with strong punctures. The underside is rather sparsely punctured in the middle, becoming more densely punctured towards the sides. The punctures have pale setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia subrugipennis 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 January 22, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.