Parastasia burmeisteri
| Parastasia burmeisteri | |
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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. burmeisteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia burmeisteri Ohaus, 1898 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parastasia burmeisteri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), Malaysia (including Sabah), the Philippines and Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–10.5 mm (0.35–0.41 in). The head of the males is dark reddish brown, while it is entirely black in most females. The male pronotum is brownish yellow, sometimes with some darker areas. In females, the pronotum is brownish yellow laterally, with a dark brown to blackish median band. The scutellum is brownish yellow in males and dark brown to black in females. In males, the elytra are more brownish than the pronotum and have a darker brown spot. In females, the elytra are dark brown to blackish with a small brownish yellow area, as well as a sickle-shaped spot. The rest of the body is reddish brown to yellowish brown.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia burmeisteri 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.