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| Astaena abaca | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. abaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Astaena abaca Saylor, 1946 | |
Astaena abaca is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 12 mm. The head is reddish-brown with simple setae. There are also setae on the surface of the pronotum and elytra. Both the pronotum are elytra are unicolored reddish brown.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena abaca 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 December 10, 2025.
- 1 2 Pacheco, T. L. (2021). "Revision of type specimens of Astaena (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini) described by L.W. Saylor". European Journal of Taxonomy. 750 (1): 94–123. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
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