Parastasia duchoni
| Parastasia duchoni | |
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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. duchoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia duchoni Ohaus, 1898 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parastasia duchoni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Java, Sumbawa).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.5–13 mm (0.41–0.51 in). The head is dark reddish brown to black, while the pronotum is light reddish orange, with a darkened anterior margin. There are two reddish to black spots on the disc. The scutellum is dark reddish to nearly black, while the elytra are somewhat darker than the pronotum, with two dark reddish to black spots. The propygidium, pygidium and underside are reddish orange to reddish black and the legs are light brownish.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia duchoni 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.