Parastasia marmorata
| Parastasia marmorata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. marmorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia marmorata Gestro, 1876 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parastasia marmorata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia (Sulawesi).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.5–15.5 mm (0.45–0.61 in). All characters are within the range of variability of Parastasia bimaculata, except for the different colour pattern of subspecies discophora and the parameres of both subspecies.[3]
Subspecies
- Parastasia marmorata marmorata (Papua New Guinea)
- Parastasia marmorata discophora Schaufuss, 1887 (Indonesia: Sulawesi)
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia marmorata 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.