Apogonia bakeri

Apogonia bakeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Apogonia
Species:	A. bakeri
Binomial name
	Apogonia bakeri; Moser, 1915

Last updated February 12, 2026

Apogonia bakeri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are entirely black with an ore-like sheen, or coppery-brown with a darker head and pronotum. The head is moderately densely covered with rather strong punctures and the antennae are reddish-yellow. The pronotum has strong punctures, the scutellum is unpunctate and the punctures of the elytra are somewhat coarser than those of the pronotum. The ribs, indented by rows of punctures, are smooth and narrow.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia bakeri 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.
1 2 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 .

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia bakeri 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 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 .

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