Apogonia kamerunica

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Apogonia kamerunica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Apogonia
Species:
A. kamerunica
Binomial name
Apogonia kamerunica
Moser, 1917

Apogonia kamerunica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Cameroon and the Central African Republic. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5-7 mm. They are brown or blackish-brown with a faint metallic sheen. The frons is moderately densely punctured. The pronotum is moderately densely covered with rather strong punctures. The elytra are strongly punctured, with the ribs smooth and bordered by rows of punctures. The underside is sparsely punctate in the middle, more densely punctate at the sides. The punctures are covered with light setae. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia kamerunica 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 23, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 23, 2026.