Metapogonia bayeri
| Metapogonia bayeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Metapogonia |
| Species: | M. bayeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Metapogonia bayeri (Moser, 1917)
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Metapogonia bayeri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5-6 mm. They are brown or blackish-brown and shiny. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum has moderately dense, but sometimes also quite closely spaced, punctation. The elytra are strongly punctate, the smooth ribs indented by rows of punctures. The underside is widely punctate in the middle, more densely at the sides. The punctures have pale setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Metapogonia bayeri 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 23, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 23, 2026.