Parastasia coquereli

Parastasia coquereli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Parastasia
Species:
P. coquereli
Binomial name
Parastasia coquereli
Fairmaire, 1868

Parastasia coquereli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found on the Seychelles and Mauritius.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 16–20.5 mm (0.63–0.81 in). They are reddish brown to dark yellowish brown, with the elytra with or without a large lighter area. Often, there are several darker spots within the lighter area. Some specimens are entirely dark reddish brown. Females normally have a dark reddish to blackish ground colour.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia coquereli 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.
  3. 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.