Apogonia subrugipennis

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

Apogonia subrugipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are black and shiny, with a slight bronze sheen. The frons is quite densely punctured. The pronotum is densely punctured in the middle, becoming more densely punctured towards the sides. The elytra are covered with strong punctures. The underside is rather sparsely punctured in the middle, becoming more densely punctured towards the sides. The punctures have pale setae. [3]

References

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