Parastasia canaliculata
| Parastasia canaliculata | |
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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. canaliculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia canaliculata Westwood, 1841 | |
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Parastasia canaliculata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Samar, Camarines) and Taiwan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 16–22 mm (0.63–0.87 in). The head is dark red to black, while the pronotum is red (sometimes with dark margins) to blackish. The scutellum is red, brown or black and the elytra are blackish, with a yellowish brown to reddish brown pattern. The rest of the body is dark reddish brown to black.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia canaliculata 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.