Parastasia nigromaculata

Parastasia nigromaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Parastasia
Species:
P. nigromaculata
Binomial name
Parastasia nigromaculata
(Blanchard, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Coelidia nigromaculata Blanchard, 1851
  • Parastasia carolinae Gestro, 1876

Parastasia nigromaculata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Laos.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9–10.5 mm (0.35–0.41 in). The head is black with a dark red clypeus. The pronotum is brownish orange, with two brownish black spots and the scutellum is brownish black, with a brownish centre. The elytra are brownish orange with reddish to brownish black areas. The rest of the body is yellowish brown.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia nigromaculata 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.
  3. 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.