Apogonia basalis

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

Last updated February 12, 2026

Apogonia basalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in China (Fujian).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 13 mm. They are reddish-brown with a faint metallic sheen. The head, pronotum, scutellum and thorax are black. The head is densely punctate and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is densely covered with arcuate punctures. The scutellum is also quite densely punctate. The elytra are weakly wrinkled and coarsely, but not particularly densely, punctate. Only the base of the elytra has weaker and equally dense punctation as the pronotum. The ribs of the elytra are only indistinctly visible.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia basalis 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 27, 2026.
1 2 Moser, J. (1915). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) IV". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 113–151. Retrieved January 27, 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 basalis 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 27, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Moser, J. (1915). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) IV". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 113–151. Retrieved January 27, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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