The species was first described scientifically by Ross H. Arnett, Jr. in 1950, and is named after Mount Apo.
Mount Apo | Nicrophorus americanus | Apo Island | Apo Hsu | Palusalue Fa’apo II | Mga Kuwento ng Apo (Apo Hiking Society album) | Mga Kuwento ng Apo | Made in the Philippines (Apo Hiking Society album) | extra-parliamentary opposition, ''APO'' | APO Hiking Society's | APO | Apo |