Astaena opalicauda

Astaena opalicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Astaena
Species:
A. opalicauda
Binomial name
Astaena opalicauda
Bates, 1887

Astaena opalicauda is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–10 mm. They are dark auburn, dull, opalescent and slightly iridescent.

Etymology

The species name possibly refers to the richly opalescent elytra of the species.

References

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