Parastasia discolor
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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. discolor |
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| Parastasia discolor Westwood, 1841 | |
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Parastasia discolor is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Brunei, Malaysia (mainland, Sabah, Sarawak), the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao) and Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.5–19.5 mm (0.45–0.77 in). In males, the head is dark brown to black, while the dorsal surface is reddish or yellowish brown. The anterior and posterior margins of the pronotum, the margins of the scutellum and the base and suture of the elytra are sometimes darkened, and this dark area sometimes coveres most of the scutellum and elytra. There are also specimens with entirely black elytra. The underside and legs are dark reddish to blackish. Females are blackish or reddish black.[3]
Subspecies
- Parastasia discolor discolor (Brunei; Indonesia: Java, Sumatra; Malaysia: mainland, Sabah, Sarawak; Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao)
- Parastasia discolor scutellaris Erichson, 1845 (Indonesia: Sumatra; Thailand)
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia discolor 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.