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

By

Schilthuizen, Menno, 1965-
Berenyi, Alfie
Limin, Army
Brahim, Aqilah
Cicuzza, Daniele
Eales, Anthony
Escoubas, Pierre
Grafe, Ulmar
De Groot, Michiel
Hayden, William
Paterno, Marta
Jambul, Rafi'Ah
Slik, J. W.
Ting Teck Wah, Dennis
Tucker, Angela
Njunjić, Iva

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-01-31

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

7

Pages

1--13

Subjects

Borneo , Galerucinae , lowland dipterocarp rainforest , new species.

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e32555
eLocator: e32555

 

Abstract

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> On a ‘taxon expedition’-style field course at Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre in Brunei Darussalam (Borneo), a new species, Clavicornalticabelalongensis n. sp., was discovered and taxonomically treated by the course participants. We also present the first DNA barcodes for the genus.