In:
ZooKeys, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 1177 ( 2023-08-30), p. 147-165
Abstract:
The diversity and biology of the moss and leaf litter-inhabiting flea beetles are still poorly known. In this study, three new species of Benedictus are described from China: Benedictus fuanensis Ruan & Konstantinov, sp. nov. , Benedictus quadrimaculatus Ruan & Konstantinov, sp. nov. , and Benedictus wangi Ruan & Konstantinov, sp. nov. Comments on their biology are given. Benedictus quadrimaculatus has a highly unusual morphological feature not reported before in flea beetles: black spots on the abdominal tergites that are visible through the elytra. Traditional and modified ethanol traps were tested and proven useful for collecting leaf litter- and moss-inhabiting flea beetles. Based on our tests, eight traps could collect one specimen each day in the testing sites in Fujian Province; three traps could collect one specimen each day in the testing sites in Guangdong Province.
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Online Resource
ISSN:
1313-2970
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1313-2989
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1177.102811
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Unknown
Publisher:
Pensoft Publishers
Publication Date:
2023
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2445640-8
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