Blaesia atra

Blaesia atra is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.

Blaesia atra
Blaesia atra from Uruguay
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Blaesia
Species:	B. atra
Binomial name
Blaesia atra Burmeister, 1842

Description

Blaesia atra can reach about 14–20 millimetres (0.55–0.79 in) in length and about 8–12 millimetres (0.31–0.47 in) in width. The body is usually black, with dark brown reddish elytra . Antenna are black, with 10 segments. Pronotum and elytra are moderately punctate. Legs and venter have a dense fringe of rust colored setae. This species is associated with ants of Acromyrmex species (myrmecophily).

Distribution

This species occurs in Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia and southern Brazil.

References

• Encyclopedia of Life
• New World Scarab Beetles
• Brett C. Ratcliffe - - A review of the Blaesiina (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Gymnetini)