Parastasia montrouzieri
| Parastasia montrouzieri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. montrouzieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia montrouzieri Fairmaire, 1883 | |
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Parastasia montrouzieri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Australia (Queensland), Indonesia (Aru) and the Solomon Islands.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–18 mm (0.39–0.71 in). The head is reddish to dark reddish brown, the pronotum light yellowish brown or brownish orange or brownish red to blackish. The scutellum is as the pronotum, but often somewhat darker, and with the margins darkened. The elytra range from light yellowish brown to brownish orange to brown, mostly with darkened lateral and sutural margins. The underside and legs are reddish brown to dark reddish.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia montrouzieri 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.