Parastasia luzonensis
| Parastasia luzonensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. luzonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia luzonensis Wada, 2016 | |
Parastasia luzonensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15.2 mm (0.60 in). The head, scutellum, elytral sutute, propygidium and pygidium are black, while the pronotum is dark orange and the antennae, elytra, ventral surface and legs are reddish brown to dark reddish brown. The pronotum has a V-shaped black patch and the elytra have a black band.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, Luzon Island.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia luzonensis 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.
- 1 2 3 Wada, K. (2016). "A new species of the genus Parastasia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Luzon Island, the Philippines" (PDF). Elytra, Tokyo, New Series. 6 (1): 123–125. Retrieved July 14, 2026.