Abstract
In this contribution, Ugandaltica wagneri gen. n. and sp. n., collected from the canopies in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, is described. Similarities and affinities with other small-sized and convex-shaped flea beetle genera, occurring in the Afrotropical region, are discussed. Micrographs of diagnostic characters, including male and female genitalia, are supplied. Finally, some considerations on the ecology of canopy flea beetles are also reported.
Highlights
Alticini are a tribe of small to medium sized Coleoptera in the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae, along with the closely related Galerucini (Bouchard et al 2011)
Ugandaltica wagneri sp. n. was collected by fogging trees in primary and secondary tropical forest formations (Wagner 1999, 2000, 2001)
It is interesting that Ugandaltica wagneri sp. n. was one of the few flea beetle species present in the canopy during the wet season
Summary
Alticini are a tribe of small to medium sized Coleoptera in the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae, along with the closely related Galerucini (Bouchard et al 2011). They are named ‘flea beetles’ because of the presence of a metafemoral extensor tendon that enables them to jump (Furth and Suzuki 1998, Nadein and Betz 2016).
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