Parastasia novoguineensis
| Parastasia novoguineensis | |
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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. novoguineensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia novoguineensis Ohaus, 1898 | |
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Parastasia novoguineensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya) and on the Solomon Islands.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12–14 mm (0.47–0.55 in). The head is dark reddish to nearly black. The discal area of the pronotum is dark red, with a somewhat lighter longitudinal band, and yellowish orange with a dark spot laterally. The scutellum and elytra are dark red, the propygidium reddish, the pygidium red to black with a yellowish band along the lateral margins, and the underside and legs are reddish.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia novoguineensis 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 June 29, 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 June 29, 2026.