Parastasia vittata
| Parastasia vittata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Parastasia |
| Species: | P. vittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastasia vittata Snellen Van Vollenhoven, 1864 | |
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Parastasia vittata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Ambon, Seram, Bacan Islands, Buru, Salawati, Larat).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15.5–19.5 mm (0.61–0.77 in). The head is black, while the pronotum is yellowish to reddish brown, with two discal blackish areas. The scutellum is black and the elytra are reddish brown, with blackened margins. The underside and legs are blackish, but sometimes the margins of the pygidium are brownish. Females are mostly entirely blackish.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia vittata 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.