Apogonia improba
| Apogonia improba | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Apogonia |
| Species: | A. improba |
| Binomial name | |
| Apogonia improba Péringuey, 1904 | |
Apogonia improba is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 9.2 mm (0.36 in). They have the same size and shape as Apogonia curtula, but are dark bronze and very shiny. The shape and sculpture are the same, but the punctures on the elytra are somewhat finer, and the intervals quite smooth.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Apogonia improba 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 March 25, 2026.
- 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1908). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. Additions and corrections". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13: 547–752. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
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