Biology:Apogonia rufofusca

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Short description: Species of beetle

Apogonia rufofusca
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Apogonia
Species:
A. rufofusca
Binomial name
Apogonia rufofusca
Moser, 1916

Apogonia rufofusca is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7-8 mm. They are reddish-brown and shiny. The head is densely punctate. The pronotum is very slightly wrinkled and quite densely covered with punctures, becoming more closely spaced laterally. The scutellum has only a few fine punctures. The elytra are weakly wrinkled and coarsely punctate. The narrow ribs are slightly convex and almost without punctures.[3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia rufofusca at Catalogue of Life". Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/FT52. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Moser, J. (1916). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) V.". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 129-188. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33045690#page/145/mode/1up. Retrieved January 28, 2026.  Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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