Parastasia peterzorni
| Parastasia peterzorni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. peterzorni |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia peterzorni Wada, 2008 | |
Parastasia peterzorni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.8–16.1 mm (0.50–0.63 in). The head is dark brown to black, while the antennae, dorsal surface, most of the legs and ventral surface are reddish brown to dark reddish brown. The elytra have vague orange patches in males. In females, the head, pronotum and pygidium are dark reddish brown to dark brown, while the clypeus, elytra, propygidium, legs and ventral surface are reddish brown to dark reddish brown.[3]
Etymology
The species is named for Peter Zorn, who first collected the species.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia peterzorni 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 12, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Wada, K. (2008). "Five new species of the genus Parastasia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae) from the Oriental region" (PDF). Elytra. 36 (1): 87–99. Retrieved July 12, 2026.