Parastasia takeshii
| Parastasia takeshii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. takeshii |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia takeshii Wada, 1997 | |
Parastasia takeshii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Mindanao).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15.2 mm (0.60 in). The head is black, while the pronotum, scutellum, elytra, propygidium, ventral surface and legs are reddish brown. The pronotum has two round, black patches and each elytron has four black patches. The head is clothed with yellowish brown setae.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia takeshii 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 Wada, K. (2015). "Systematic study of the genus Parastasia/estwood, 1842 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Kyushu University: 1–567. Retrieved July 12, 2026.