| Astaena tucumana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Astaena |
| Species: | A. tucumana |
| Binomial name | |
| Astaena tucumana Frey, 1974 | |
Astaena tucumana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Argentina. [2] [3]
Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are blackish-brown and shiny. The antennae are yellow and the legs are reddish-brown. The back of the head is smooth in the middle, sparsely and unevenly punctate with medium-coarse and fine punctures. The pronotum is densely and coarsely, somewhat unevenly punctate and the elytra have almost continuous striae of punctures. [3]