Parastasia lobata
| Parastasia lobata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. lobata |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia lobata Kuijten, 1992 | |
Parastasia lobata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.5–14.5 mm (0.49–0.57 in). The head is black, while the pronotum is brownish orange, with darkened anterior and posterior margins. The scutellum is reddish black and the elytra are brownish orange. Most of the underside and the legs are dark reddish to blackish.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia lobata 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 3, 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 3, 2026.