Parastasia quadrimaculata
| Parastasia quadrimaculata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. quadrimaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia quadrimaculata Ohaus, 1900 | |
Parastasia quadrimaculata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra, Java).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13–17.5 mm (0.51–0.69 in). The head is reddish brown to black, while the rest of the body is reddish to variably dark reddish brown, but with the elytra light brown to dark reddish brown, each with a small yellowish brown to red spot. Females are dark reddish brown to nearly black, but the elytra has yellowish to reddish brown areas in the anterior half.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia quadrimaculata 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 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 12, 2026.