Parastasia bicolor
| Parastasia bicolor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia bicolor Westwood, 1841 | |
Parastasia bicolor is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Java, Sumatra) and Malaysia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13.5–15.5 mm (0.53–0.61 in). The head is black, while the pronotum is reddish orange with darkened anterior and posterior margins. The scutellum is blackish or yellowish brown and the elytra are dark reddish to black. The propygidium is brownish red, the pygidium more orange and the underside dark reddish. The legs are dark reddish.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia bicolor 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.