Astaena brevisetosa
| Astaena brevisetosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. brevisetosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Astaena brevisetosa Lago, 2021
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Astaena brevisetosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. They have a chestnut brown colour and are mostly opaque, with medium sericeous reflections. The lateral margins of the pronotum are lighter yellowish brown and the head and legs are shiny. The abdomen is moderately shiny. The pronotal disc has a few long erect setae, while the elytra is covered with short erect setae.[3]
Etymology
The name of the species is derived from Latin brevis (meaning short) and saeta (meaning bristle or stiff hair) and refers the uniformly short elytral setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena brevisetosa 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 11, 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 11, 2025.