Parastasia nigripennis
| Parastasia nigripennis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. nigripennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia nigripennis Sharp, 1881 | |
Parastasia nigripennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan) and Malaysia (Sarawak).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–12.5 mm (0.39–0.49 in). The head is dark reddish to black, while the pronotum is light brown to orange and the scutellum is brownish to orange. The elytra are blackish and the underside is orange to dark brownish, with brownish to orange legs.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia nigripennis 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.