Apogonia bicarinata

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Apogonia bicarinata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Apogonia
Species:
A. bicarinata
Binomial name
Apogonia bicarinata
Lewis, 1896
Synonyms
  • Apogonia bicarinata yaeyamanaNomura, 1965
  • Apogonia bicarinata okinawanaNomura, 1964
  • Apogonia sauteriMoser, 1918

Apogonia bicarinata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Japan and Taiwan. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm. They are black with an ornate sheen. The head is quite densely punctured and the antennae are reddish-yellow. The pronotum is moderately densely covered with rather strong punctures and the elytra are strongly punctured. The underside is sparsely punctured in the middle and rather densely punctured at the sides. The punctures have small, pale setae. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia bicarinata 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 19, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1918). "Neue Melolonthiden aus der Sammlung des Deutschen Entomologischen Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (Col.)" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 79: 209–247. Retrieved January 19, 2026. Dexcription of Apogonia sauteri
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