Astaena longicornis
| Astaena longicornis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. longicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Astaena longicornis Frey, 1975 | |
Astaena longicornis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Venezuela.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are light reddish-brown. The head and pronotum are shiny, while the elytra are dull. The pronotum and elytra are sparsely ciliate, and there are a few hairs at the apex of the elytra, otherwise the upper surface is glabrous. The pronotum is sparsely and irregularly punctate with fine punctures and the elytra have fine striations of punctures.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena longicornis 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 January 2, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1975). "Neue Melolonthiden und Ruteliden aus den Beständen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 26: 256–262. Retrieved January 2, 2026.