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

Schilthuizen M 1 , Berenyi AEA 1 , Limin A 1 , Brahim A 1 , Cicuzza D 2 , Eales AJ 1 Show all authors , Escoubas P 3 , Grafe U 2 , de Groot MD 1 , Hayden WC 1 , Paterno M 4 , Jambul R 1 , Slik JWF 2 , Ting Teck Wah D 2 , Tucker A 1 , Njunjić I 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Taxon Expeditions, Leiden, Netherlands Taxon Expeditions Leiden Netherlands
  • 2 Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Universiti Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei
  • 3 University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France University of Nice Sophia Antipolis Nice France
  • 4 University of Verona, Verona, Italy University of Verona Verona Italy
Biodivers Data J, 2019.
PMID: 30740026 DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e32555

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.

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.

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