Parastasia bimaculata
| Parastasia bimaculata | |
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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. bimaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia bimaculata (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) | |
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Parastasia bimaculata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Uttarakhand), Indonesia (Sumatra, Banka, Banggi Island, Sulawesi, Djilolo, Ternate, Buru, Ambon, Seram), Malaysia, Myanmar, the Solomon Islands, Thailand and possibly Papua New Guinea.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.5–15.5 mm (0.45–0.61 in). The head is dark red to black and the pronotum is ferrugineous to reddish, usually with two dark discal spots. The scutellum is yellowish to red, and the elytra are ferrugineous to reddish with a pattern of somewhat darker reddish to brownish spots. The underside and legs are ferrugineous to reddish.[3]
Subspecies
- Parastasia bimaculata bimaculata (India: West Bengal, Uttarakhand; Indonesia: Sumatra, Banka, Banguey, Sulawesi, Djilolo, Ternate, Buru, Ambon, Seram; Malaysia; Myanmar; Solomon Islands; Thailand; Papua New Guinea)
- Parastasia bimaculata nicobarica Ohaus, 1900 (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia bimaculata 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.