Abstract
BackgroundClavicornaltica 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 informationOn 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.
Highlights
Schilthuizen et al (2017) recently introduced the concept of a ‘taxon expedition’: a field course for untrained ‘citizen scientists’ held in a biodiversity hotspot where participants can discover and describe new species as coursework exercises
Clavicornaltica is a genus of very small flea beetles living in the leaf litter layer of Asian forests, sampled with Winkler extraction
The genus is presumably very rich in species, but their taxonomy is hampered by their small size and morphological uniformity
Summary
Clavicornaltica is a genus of very small flea beetles living in the leaf litter layer of Asian forests, sampled with Winkler extraction. The genus is presumably very rich in species, but their taxonomy is hampered by their small size and morphological uniformity. 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 present the first DNA barcodes for the genus. Galerucinae, Borneo, lowland dipterocarp rainforest, new species
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