Parastasia sakaii

Parastasia sakaii
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. sakaii
Binomial name
Parastasia sakaii
Wada, 2004

Parastasia sakaii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.8–12.2 mm (0.46–0.48 in). The antennae, pronotum, propygidium, pygidium and ventral surface are dark orange, the pronotum with a central black band. The head, elytra and scutellum are brownish black, and the legs reddish brown to dark reddish brown.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia sakaii 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 Wada, K. (2015). "Systematic study of the genus Parastasia/estwood, 1842 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Kyushu University: 1–567. Retrieved July 12, 2026.