Parastasia kolakana

Parastasia kolakana
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. kolakana
Binomial name
Parastasia kolakana
Wada, 1996

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 24.1–26.9 mm (0.95–1.06 in). The head, elytra, pygidium and most of the ventral surface are black, while the pronotum, scutellum, propygidium and lateral portions of the ventral surface are reddish brown. The pronotum has a large black patch and the scutellum has black margins. The propygidium has a black band and the pygidium has a reddish brown band.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia kolakana 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 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Wada, K. (2015). "Systematic study of the genus Parastasia Westwood, 1842 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Kyushu University: 1–567. Retrieved July 12, 2026.