Parastasia helleri
| Parastasia helleri | |
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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. helleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia helleri Ohaus, 1898 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parastasia helleri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya) and the Philippines (Negros Island).[3][1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12–17 mm (0.47–0.67 in). The head is red to black, while the pronotum and elytra are reddish orange to reddish brown, sometimes with some margins of the pronotum darkened. The scutellum is somewhat darker than the elytra. The underside is dark reddish and the legs are black.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 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 July 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia helleri 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 July 2, 2026.