Parastasia dolens

Parastasia dolens
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. dolens
Binomial name
Parastasia dolens
Fairmaire, 1879
Synonyms
  • Parastasia vitiensis Nonfried, 1891

Parastasia dolens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found on Fiji.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.5–15 mm (0.37–0.59 in). In males, the head is reddish to black, while the pronotum is reddish orange to dark reddish, with black bands. The scutellum and elytra are reddish to black and the underside and legs are reddish brown to blackish. Females are entirely black.[3]

References

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