Parastasia kraatzi
| Parastasia kraatzi | |
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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. kraatzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia kraatzi Ohaus, 1900 | |
Parastasia kraatzi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra, Nias) and Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in). They are completely dark reddish brown, but each elytron has an elongate yellowish spot behind the scutellum. The head may be brownish black. Females are dark reddish dorsally, with most of the anterior half of the elytra yellowish orange and the underside somewhat lighter reddish.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia kraatzi 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.
- 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.