Astaena acuticollis
| Astaena acuticollis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. acuticollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Astaena acuticollis Frey, 1973
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Astaena acuticollis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Colombia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–11 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are dark reddish-brown and shiny. The upper surface moderately densely coarsely punctate, the back of the head less densely and more finely punctate, sometimes smooth in the middle. The pronotum is sparsely and finely punctate and the sides partly even more finely punctate. The elytra have rather fine striae of punctures. The antennae are yellowish.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena acuticollis 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.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1973). "Synopsis der südamerikanischen Sericinen (Col., Scarab., Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 24: 315–366. Retrieved January 2, 2026.