Astaena depressa

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Astaena depressa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Astaena
Species:
A. depressa
Binomial name
Astaena depressa
Lago, 2021

Astaena depressa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Panama. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm. They are reddish brown, with the head, legs and portions of the abdomen shiny. The pronotum, elytra, pygidium and venter of the thorax are opaque and the elytra, pronotum, metasternum and anterior abdomen are lightly pruinose. [3]

Etymology

The name of the species refers to the median depression of the metasternum. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena depressa 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
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