Apogonia glabrifrons

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Apogonia glabrifrons
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Apogonia
Species:
A. glabrifrons
Binomial name
Apogonia glabrifrons
Frey, 1960

Apogonia glabrifrons is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in India (Tamil Nadu). [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7-8 mm. They are brown to blackish-brown and glossy. The upper surface is smooth, while the underside and pygidium have short and very sparse pubescence. The surface of the pronotum is irregularly and sparsely, quite finely, punctured. The underside of the elytra is sparsely and rather coarsely punctured. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia glabrifrons 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 February 4, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1960). "Studien uber afrikanische und indische Melolonthidae (Col.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 11: 318–324. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
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