Astaena maddeni
| Astaena maddeni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. maddeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Astaena maddeni Lago, 2021
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Astaena maddeni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Panama.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. They are light reddish brown, with the head, legs and parts of the abdomen shiny. The pronotum, elytra, pygidium, thoracic venter and most of the abdomen are pruinose, the pronotum and elytra with slight opalescence.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to its type locality, the Madden Dam area.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena maddeni 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.
- ^ a b c 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.