Apogonia sibutensis

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

Apogonia sibutensis 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 6-6.5 mm. They are blackish-brown. The pronotum is moderately densely punctured and the elytra have strong punctures, with unpunctate, narrow ribs which are bordered by rows of punctures. The underside is sparsely punctate in the middle, more densely punctate laterally. The punctures are light-coloured with setae. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia sibutensis 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.
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