Apogonia schoutedeni

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

Apogonia schoutedeni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5-9 mm. They are coppery or bronze-green and shiny. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is moderately densely punctured and the punctures on the elytra are rather strong. The ribs are flat and covered with only a few punctures. They are indented by rows of punctures. The underside is sparsely and strongly punctate in the middle and rather densely and strongly punctate at the sides. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia schoutedeni 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 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.