Parastasia ferrieri
| Parastasia ferrieri | |
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| Parastasia ferrieri formosana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. ferrieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia ferrieri Nonfried, 1895 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parastasia ferrieri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Taiwan, China (Fujian, Liaoning), Japan, Korea and Vietnam.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–15.5 mm (0.39–0.61 in). The head and scutellum are reddish black to black, while the pronotum is orange to reddish and the elytra are dark reddish black or black, with a reddish area. The propygidium is reddish, the pygidium is orange to red in males and dark reddish to blackish in females. The underside and legs are dark reddish or brownish.[3]
Subspecies
- Parastasia ferrieri ferrieri (China: Fujian, Liaoning; Japan; Korea; Vietnam)
- Parastasia ferrieri formosana Ohaus, 1925 (Taiwan)
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia ferrieri 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.