Parastasia spinosa
| Parastasia spinosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. spinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia spinosa Hongsuwong, Sanguansub & Jaitrong, 2022 | |
Parastasia spinosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.55 mm (0.494 in). The head and legs are dark brown, while the pronotum, elytra, propygidium, pygidium, and ventral surface are glossy reddish brown. The antennae and scutellum are dark reddish brown.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin spinosa (meaning covered with spines) and refers to the median sac of the endophallus which is covered with three different types of spines.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia spinosa 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 Hongsuwong, T.; Sanguansub, S.; Jaitrong, W. (2022). "A new species and a new synonym in the scarab genus Parastasia Westwood, 1841 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae), with a key to species from Thailand". Zootaxa. 5205 (6): 547–562. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5205.6.3. PMID 37045415. Retrieved July 12, 2026.