Parastasia basalis
| Parastasia basalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. basalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia basalis Candèze, 1869 | |
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Parastasia basalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka and Singapore.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14.5–20 mm (0.57–0.79 in). The head is dark reddish black, while the pronotum is red, with darkened anterior and posterior margins or sometimes completely blackish. The scutellum is red to black and the elytra are light yellowish brown to dark reddish orange anteriorly, and dark reddish to blackish posteriorly and along the suture. There are some dark spots on the elytra. The underside and legs are reddish to black.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia basalis 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.