Apogonia montana

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

Last updated February 07, 2026

Apogonia montana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Malaysia (Sabah).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 17 mm. They are reddish-brown and strongly shiny. The frons is quite densely covered with moderately strong punctures. The pronotum is quite densely, but extremely finely punctured. The scutellum is smooth. The elytra have widely spaced, very weak punctures, although they are a little more distinct than on the pronotum.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia montana 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 28, 2026.
1 2 Moser, J. (1915). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) IV". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 113–151. Retrieved January 28, 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 montana 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 28, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Moser, J. (1915). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) IV". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 113–151. Retrieved January 28, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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