Parastasia masumotoi
| Parastasia masumotoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. masumotoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia masumotoi Wada & Muramoto, 1999 | |
Parastasia masumotoi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14.2–15.9 mm (0.56–0.63 in). The antennae, margins of the pronotum, scutellum, elytra, ventral surface and legs are dark brown to black. The elytra have a dark orange patch. The pronotum, propygidium and pygidium are orange.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia masumotoi 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.