Astaena penai
| Astaena penai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. penai
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| Binomial name | |
| Astaena penai Frey, 1973
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Astaena penai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ecuador and Peru.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. The upper surface of the males is sparsely, while the upper surface of the females is somewhat more densely punctate. The upper surface is shiny. The pronotum is uniformly moderately fine, sparsely punctate, while the scutellum is without punctures and the pygidium is almost without punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena penai 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.