Parastasia kuijteni
| Parastasia kuijteni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. kuijteni |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia kuijteni Wada, 1996 | |
Parastasia kuijteni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Malaysia (Sabah).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 25.4–26.5 mm (1.00–1.04 in). The head and ventral surface are black, while the pronotum, scutellum, elytra, propygidium, pygidium and antennae are dark reddish brown. The pronotum has four black patches.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia kuijteni 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.
- 1 2 Wada, K. (2015). "Systematic study of the genus Parastasia Westwood, 1842 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Kyushu University: 1–567. Retrieved July 12, 2026.