Astaena divergens
| Astaena divergens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. divergens
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| Binomial name | |
| Astaena divergens Frey, 1973
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Astaena divergens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Paraná).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11 mm. The pronotum is dull and the elytra are shiny. The head is shiny and dark brown. The back of the head is moderately coarsely and densely punctate. The pronotum is reddish, dull, tomentose and sparsely finely shallowly punctate. The elytra are shiny reddish-brown, with striae of punctures. The antennae are yellow.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena divergens 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.