Astaena hiekei

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Astaena hiekei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Astaena
Species:
A. hiekei
Binomial name
Astaena hiekei
Frey, 1973

Astaena hiekei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Costa Rica. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They are reddish brown, with the head and legs shiny. The pronotum, elytra and pygidium are pruinose, with slight opalescence. The venter is reddish brown and opaque. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Dr. Hieke of the Berlin Museum. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Astaena hiekei 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 12 December 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 12 December 2025.
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