Astaena alternata
| Astaena alternata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. alternata |
| Binomial name | |
| Astaena alternata Lago, 2021 | |
Astaena alternata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Panama.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8.75–9 mm. They are reddish brown. The head, legs and abdomen are shiny, while the pronotum, elytra, pygidium and venter of the thorax are opaque, weakly pruinose and opalescent.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The name of the species refers to the higher and lower intervals across the disc of the elytra.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena alternata 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 11, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Lago, P. K. (2021). "A review of Central American Astaena (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with descriptions of new species". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 147 (2): 209–471. Retrieved December 11, 2025.