Apogonia boettcheri

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

Last updated February 12, 2026

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12 mm. They are very similar to Apogonia borneensis , but the elytra show only a very faint purple sheen. The frons, especially in the anterior part, is quite sparsely punctate, but not as sparsely as in A. borneensis. The frons also does not show the slight flattening seen in that species. The pronotum is similarly shaped and sculpted in both species, but the punctures on it are even finer. The scutellum is completely smooth. The elytra do not show the fine, leathery wrinkles as in A. borneensis. Also, the extremely tiny bristle-covered punctures are slightly stronger. The flat ribs are likewise only marked by the surrounding rows of punctures and, since they are punctured in the same way as the spaces between them, are only indistinctly visible.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia boettcheri 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 boettcheri 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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