Parastasia femorata
| Parastasia femorata | |
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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. femorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia femorata Burmeister, 1844 | |
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Parastasia femorata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and Malaysia (Malacca).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–11.5 mm (0.35–0.45 in) for males and 9.5–13 mm (0.37–0.51 in) for females. In males, the head is dark reddish to black, while the pronotum is reddish orange. The scutellum is dark brown, the elytra reddish brown, the underside dark reddish brown and the legs often somewhat lighter. Females are black, sometimes with a reddish tinge.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia femorata 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.