Description of three new species of Benedictus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from China, with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetles
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, s...
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| author | Yongying Ruan Alexander S. Konstantinov Albert F. Damaška Lihao Zheng Jun Chen Ziye Meng |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-9371de0ecae24f1594622751b9b924162023-09-01T08:11:05ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702023-08-01117714716510.3897/zookeys.1177.102811102811Description of three new species of Benedictus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from China, with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetlesYongying Ruan0Alexander S. Konstantinov1Albert F. Damaška2Lihao Zheng3Jun Chen4Ziye Meng5Plant Protection Research Center, Shenzhen PolytechnicSystematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Smithsonian InstitutionCharles UniversityGuang’an Vocational and Technical CollegeInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesGuizhou Normal UniversityThe 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.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/102811/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Yongying Ruan Alexander S. Konstantinov Albert F. Damaška Lihao Zheng Jun Chen Ziye Meng Description of three new species of Benedictus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from China, with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetles ZooKeys |
| title | Description of three new species of Benedictus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from China, with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetles |
| title_full | Description of three new species of Benedictus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from China, with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetles |
| title_fullStr | Description of three new species of Benedictus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from China, with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Description of three new species of Benedictus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from China, with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetles |
| title_short | Description of three new species of Benedictus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from China, with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetles |
| title_sort | description of three new species of benedictus coleoptera chrysomelidae galerucinae alticini from china with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetles |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/102811/download/pdf/ |
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