Astaena freyi
| Astaena freyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. freyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Astaena freyi Lago, 2021 | |
Astaena freyi 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 6.7–7.5 mm. They are dark reddish brown, with the vertex and frons slightly darker and the venter lighter. The legs are yellowish and the head, legs, abdomen, pygidium and center of the metathorax are shiny. The pronotum, elytra, metacoxal plate and lateral portions of the metasternum are pruinose, the pronotum and elytra lightly sericeous.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after Georg Frey.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena freyi 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 12, 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 12, 2025.