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A new, unusually large, Clavicornaltica Scherer, 1974 flea beetle from Borneo, described and sequenced in the field by citizen scientists (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)

Authors :
Sean Otani
Luca Bertoli
Filippo Lucchini
Tom van den Beuken
Desanne Boin
Lehman Ellis
Holm Friedrich
Brittany Jacquot
Sotiris Kountouras
Sarah Lim
Eleonora Nigro
Syafi’ie Su’eif
Wei Harn Tan
Ulmar Grafe
Daniele Cicuzza
Massimo Delledonne
Iva Njunjić
Menno Schilthuizen
Source :
Biodiversity Data Journal, Vol 12, Iss , Pp 1-12 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Pensoft Publishers, 2024.

Abstract

The genus Clavicornaltica Scherer 1974 consists of very small, soil-dwelling flea beetles in South, Southeast and East Asia. Due to their diminutive size and morphological similarities, very little is known about their ecology and taxonomical diversity. It is likely that further studies will reveal this genus to be much more speciose than the 30 species currently recognised.A new species of Clavicornaltica from Brunei Darussalam is described, C. mataikanensis Otani et al., sp. nov. This is the second species of this genus recorded from Ulu Temburong National Park.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13142828
Volume :
12
Issue :
1-12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Biodiversity Data Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0e5a2ff5349945c78d43ed1123803c9d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e119481