Parastasia yasutoshii

Parastasia yasutoshii
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. yasutoshii
Binomial name
Parastasia yasutoshii
Wada, 2008

Parastasia yasutoshii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Malaysia (Sabah).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10–10.2 mm (0.39–0.40 in). The antennae, pronotum, scutellum, basal area of the elytra and ventral surface are reddish brown, while the head and the rest of the elytra and legs are dark red to dark brown. The propygidium and pygidium are dark brown to black.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parastasia yasutoshii 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 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Wada, K. (2015). "Systematic study of the genus Parastasia Westwood, 1842 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Kyushu University: 1–567. Retrieved July 14, 2026.