Parastasia nigriceps
| Parastasia nigriceps | |
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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. nigriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia nigriceps Westwood, 1841 | |
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Parastasia nigriceps is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.5–16 mm (0.41–0.63 in). The head is black, while the pronotum is yellowish brown to reddish orange, with two large black spots. The scutellum is yellowish to reddish brown and the elytra are yellowish or reddish brown, with lighter spots. The propygidium and pygidium are yellowish to reddish brown and the underside and legs are roughly the same colour as the dorsal surface.[3]
Subspecies
- Parastasia nigriceps nigriceps (Philippines)
- Parastasia nigriceps inconstans Fairmaire, 1879 (Philippines)
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia nigriceps 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.