Parastasia ephippium
| Parastasia ephippium | |
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| From Nias Island | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. ephippium |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia ephippium Snellen Van Vollenhoven, 1864 | |
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Parastasia ephippium is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. This species can be found in Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias Island and Java.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 18–23.5 mm (0.71–0.93 in). They are reddish black to black, the elytra with a yellowish brown to dark reddish area.[1]
References
- ↑ 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.