Astaena abaca Saylor, 1946

Pacheco, Thaynara L., Monné, Marcela L., Vaz-De, Fernando Z. & Ahrens, Dirk, 2021, Revision of type specimens of Astaena (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini) described by L. W. Saylor, European Journal of Taxonomy 750 (750), pp. 94-123 : 96-97

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2021.750.1365

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CE5D8517-AC04-4AF9-BD78-A2D6E21D33A8

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5572722

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038B976C-FF89-FFED-CA3D-CF101466CB3B

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Felipe

scientific name

Astaena abaca Saylor, 1946
status

 

Astaena abaca Saylor, 1946

Figs 1A–D View Fig , 7A View Fig

Astaena abaca Saylor, 1946: 223 .

Astaena abaca – Frey 1973: 354 (identification key). — Evans 2003: 19 (checklist). — Evans & Smith 2005: 4 (checklist); 2007: 4 (checklist); 2009: 4 (checklist).

Type material examined

Holotype COLOMBIA • ♀; “Paine viii Colum. / Apolinar-Maria / L.W. Saylor Collection / California Academy of Sciences Type nº 7904 / Holotype Astaena abaca L.W. Saylor ”; CAS.

Holotype redescription

MEASUREMENTS. Length: 12 mm. Width: 5.8 mm.

HEAD. Reddish-brown, surface with simple setae. Labroclypeus convex, shape of anterior margin convex, posteriorly with sparse punctation. Ratio ocular canthus (measured just the process on the eye)/eye (measured along longitudinal axis): 1/4. Antennae with eight antennomeres; antennal club with three antennomeres; ratio antennal club/remaining antennomeres: 1/1.5; ratio third vs fourth antennomere: 1/2; fourth antennomere, lateral projection absent; ratio fifth vs fourth antennomere: 1/5.

PRONOTUM AND ELYTRA. Surface of pronotum and elytra with setae. Pronotum unicolored, reddishbrown, widest at middle, anterior marginal line present, lateral margin strongly convex and smooth (not serrated), antero-lateral angle dorso-ventrally flattened, postero-lateral angle dorso-ventrally not flattened, punctation on disc sparse, median longitudinal excavation absent. Scutellum, punctures absent medially. Elytra unicolored, reddish-brown, surface tegument opaque, microsculpture absent, punctation on intervals present, strial and interval punctation equal in size.

ABDOMEN. Lateral carina present. Second visible ventrite with row of setae in medial region. Apical visible ventrite without suture to apical tergite.

LEGS. Metacoxa without longer lateral bristles, setae on basal surface present, a laterally extended longitudinal shelf present. Metatibia, widest at apex, dorsal margin carinate, ventral margin smooth (not serrated), distal spines groups disposed at two thirds of metatibial length. First metatarsomere, ratio to dorsal metatibial spur: 1/2. Dorsal surface of tarsi glabrous. Metatarsi, length of first protarsomere subequal to second and third combined, ventral margin serrated and setose. Protibia with three teeth. Protarsi, second protarsomere narrow, claws symmetrical, inner protarsal claw bifid, apex of basal tooth of inner protarsal claw acute.

Male

Unknown.

CAS

USA, California, San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences

CAS

California Academy of Sciences

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

SubClass

Pterygota

Order

Coleoptera

SuperFamily

Scarabaeoidea

Family

Melolonthidae

SubFamily

Melolonthinae

Tribe

Sericini

Genus

Astaena

Loc

Astaena abaca Saylor, 1946

Pacheco, Thaynara L., Monné, Marcela L., Vaz-De, Fernando Z. & Ahrens, Dirk 2021
2021
Loc

Astaena abaca

Smith A. B. T. & Evans A. V. 2005: 4
Evans A. V. 2003: 19
Frey G. 1973: 354
1973
Loc

Astaena abaca Saylor, 1946: 223

Saylor L. W. 1946: 223
1946
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