Parastasia moseri
| Parastasia moseri | |
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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. moseri |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia moseri Ohaus, 1903 | |
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Parastasia moseri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Kalimantan) and Malaysia (Sabah).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 17–23.5 mm (0.67–0.93 in). The head is dark red to blackish, while the pronotum is red to reddish brown, with some slightly darker spots. The scutellum and elytra are reddish brown, while the underside is blackish brown and the legs are reddish brown.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia moseri 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 2, 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 2, 2026.