Parastasia melanocephala
| Parastasia melanocephala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. melanocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia melanocephala Burmeister, 1844 | |
Parastasia melanocephala is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Java).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15–18 mm (0.59–0.71 in). The head is blackish, sometimes with a dark red clypeus. The rest of the dorsal surface is reddish to dark yellowish brown, often with the margins of the pronotum, scutellum and elytral suture blackened. The underside and legs are reddish brown.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia melanocephala 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.