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A new species of Clavicornaltica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), discovered and described on a field course to Kuala Belalong, Brunei.

Authors :
Schilthuizen M
Berenyi AEA
Limin A
Brahim A
Cicuzza D
Eales AJ
Escoubas P
Grafe U
de Groot MD
Hayden WC
Paterno M
Jambul R
Slik JWF
Ting Teck Wah D
Tucker A
Njunjić I
Source :
Biodiversity data journal [Biodivers Data J] 2019 Jan 31 (7), pp. e32555. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jan 31 (Print Publication: 2019).
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Background: Clavicornaltica is a genus of very small flea beetles living in the leaf litter layer of Asian forests, easily sampled with Winkler extraction. The genus is presumably very rich in species, but their taxonomy is hampered by their small size and morphological uniformity.<br />New Information: On a 'taxon expedition'-style field course at Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre in Brunei Darussalam (Borneo), a new species, Clavicornaltica belalongensis n. sp., was discovered and taxonomically treated by the course participants. We also present the first DNA barcodes for the genus.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1314-2828
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Biodiversity data journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30740026
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e32555