Astaena confusa
| Astaena confusa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. confusa
|
| Binomial name | |
| Astaena confusa Lago, 2021
| |
Astaena confusa 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 8-8.5 mm. They are dark chestnut brown body, with the head, legs, abdomen and pygidium shiny. The pronotum, elytra, and venter of the thorax are pruinose, and the pronotum and elytra are sericeous.[3]
Etymology
The name of the species refers to the confusion caused by Georg Frey in his 1973 paper with regard to the identity of this species.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena confusa 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.