Parastasia dimidiata

Parastasia dimidiata
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. dimidiata
Binomial name
Parastasia dimidiata
Erichson, 1845
Synonyms
  • Parastasia heterocera Ohaus, 1898
  • Urleta ometoides Westwood, 1875
  • Parastasia nitidula Erichson, 1845

Parastasia dimidiata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra, Riau Islands, Bintan Island), India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Myanmar and Thailand.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8.5 mm (0.28–0.33 in). They are entirely blackish or with the elytra with a yellowish brown to reddish area. Specimens with mostly light elytra sometimes have a reddish pronotum.[3]

References

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