Parastasia anomala
| Parastasia anomala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. anomala |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia anomala Arrow, 1899 | |
Parastasia anomala is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra), Malaysia (including Sabah) and Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.5–13.8 mm (0.45–0.54 in). In males, the head is black, sometimes with a reddish central area. The pronotum is reddish orange to dark reddish brown and the scutellum is black. The elytra, propygidium and pygidium are reddish to black and the underside is either reddish, or partly or entirely black. The legs are red with large black areas. Females are ferrugineous, with the head, a band along the anterior margin of the pronotum and scutellum dark reddish brown.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia anomala 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- 1 2 Kuijten, P. J. (1992). "A Revision of the genus Parastasia in the Indo-Australian Region (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae)" (PDF). Zoologische Verhandelingen. 275: 1–207. Retrieved June 29, 2026.