Apogonia siamensis

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

Apogonia siamensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Thailand. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. They are reddish-brown, while the head and pronotum are blackish. The head is densely punctate and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is extremely densely punctured. The elytra are coarsely punctured, the punctures with tiny pale setae. The two dorsal ribs of the elytra are narrow and almost devoid of punctures, while the medial rib has a longitudinal row of punctures. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia siamensis 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.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1915). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) IV". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 113–151. Retrieved January 27, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .