Parastasia intermedia

Parastasia intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Parastasia
Species:
P. intermedia
Binomial name
Parastasia intermedia
Ohaus, 1938

Parastasia intermedia is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Kalimantan).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.5–12 mm (0.45–0.47 in). The head is dark red, with the pronotum reddish orange with two slightly darker bands on the disc. The scutellum is reddish yellow, the elytra more brownish, the underside is dark red and most of the legs reddish yellow.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia intermedia 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.
  3. 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 July 2, 2026.