Astaena nigrocephala

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

Astaena nigrocephala 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 6 mm. The head, scutellum, anterior and sutural margins of the elytra are black, while the pronotum and elytra are dark orange. The venter is dark reddish brown to piceous. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin niger (meaning black) and Greek kephalē (meaning head) and refers to the uniformly black head. [3]

References

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