Parastasia stella
| Parastasia stella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. stella |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia stella Kuijten, 1992 | |
Parastasia stella is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12.5–13 mm (0.49–0.51 in). The head is dark red to black, the pronotum black with reddish orange areas along the lateral margins or with the orange extended along the anterior margin and in a median, longitudinal band. The scutellum is black and the elytra are black with a discal reddish orange spot. The underside and legs are mostly dark reddish.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia stella 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.