Astaena howdeni

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

Astaena howdeni 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 7–9 mm. They are dark reddish brown, with the frons and vertex piceous. The head, legs and abdomen are shiny, while the pronotum, elytra, venter of the thorax and pygidium are dull. The pronotum and elytra are weakly sericeous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Dr. Henry Howden, who collected part of the type series. [3]

References

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