Astaena abaca

Astaena abaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Astaena
Species:	A. abaca
Binomial name
	Astaena abaca; Saylor, 1946

Last updated December 12, 2025

Astaena abaca is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Colombia.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12 mm. The head is reddish-brown with simple setae. There are also setae on the surface of the pronotum and elytra. Both the pronotum are elytra are unicolored reddish brown.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena abaca 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 10, 2025.
1 2 Pacheco, T. L. (2021). "Revision of type specimens of Astaena (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini) described by L.W. Saylor". European Journal of Taxonomy. 750 (1): 94–123. Retrieved December 10, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena abaca 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 10, 2025.

[:2-3] 1 2 Pacheco, T. L. (2021). "Revision of type specimens of Astaena (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini) described by L.W. Saylor". European Journal of Taxonomy. 750 (1): 94–123. Retrieved December 10, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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