Astaena alternata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.BioLib It is found in Panama.
Description Adults reach a length of about 8.75–9 mm. They are reddish brown. The head, legs and abdomen are shiny, while the pronotum, elytra, pygidium and venter of the thorax are opaque, weakly pruinose and opalescent.
Etymology The name of the species refers to the higher and lower intervals across the disc of the elytra.
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