Parastasia kangeanensis

Parastasia kangeanensis
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. kangeanensis
Binomial name
Parastasia kangeanensis
Wada, 2007

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 15.5–16.7 mm (0.61–0.66 in). The head, legs and ventral surface are dark reddish brown to black, while the antennae and rest of the dorsal surface are reddish brown to dark reddish brown. The elytra have orange patches.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia kangeanensis 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 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Wada, K. (2015). "Systematic study of the genus Parastasia Westwood, 1842 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Kyushu University: 1–567. Retrieved July 14, 2026.