Asticostena

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Asticostena
A. sulphurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Alleculinae
Genus: Asticostena
Fairmaire, 1897

Asticostena is a genus of alleculine beetles with ten species. They are found in tropical forests in Asia.[1]

Species[edit]

  • A. alternata Fairmaire, 1897
  • A. andrewesi Borchmann, 1937
  • A. basicornis Borchmann, 1929
  • A. cognata Borchman, 1937
  • A. karanatakaensis Novak, 2005
  • A. keralaensis Novak, 2005
  • A. niemeyeri Borchmann, 1937
  • A. nilgiriensis Borchmann, 1937
  • A. pallidicolor Pic, 1909
  • A. sulphurea Novak, 2005

References[edit]

  1. ^ Novak, Vladimir (2005). "Three new species of the genus Asticostena Fairmaire, 1897 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae) from India" (PDF). Studies and Reports of District Museum Prague–East, Taxonomical Series. 1 (1–2): 109–120.