Parastasia oberthueri
| Parastasia oberthueri | |
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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. oberthueri |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia oberthueri Ohaus, 1900 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parastasia oberthueri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan and China (Guangdong, Guangxi).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.5–14.5 mm (0.49–0.57 in). The head is reddish black, while the pronotum is yellowish red with some or all margins darkened. The scutellum is dark red to black in females. The elytra are dark reddish black or black, and the pygidium is yellowish red. The rest of the body is dark reddish. In females, the underside and legs are dark reddish.[3]
Subspecies
- Parastasia oberthueri oberthueri (Vietnam, Taiwan, China: Guangdong, Guangxi)
- Parastasia oberthueri ishigakiana Nomura, 1964 (Japan, Taiwan)
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia oberthueri 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.