Parastasia ruficollis

Parastasia ruficollis
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. ruficollis
Binomial name
Parastasia ruficollis
Arrow, 1899

Parastasia ruficollis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Java) and Singapore.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9–12 mm (0.35–0.47 in). The pronotum is brownish orange, while the rest of the dorsal surface is dark reddish black to black and the underside and legs are black.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia ruficollis 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.
  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 12, 2026.