ALTICA COPELANDI, A NEW SPECIES OF FLEA BEETLE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, U.S.A. (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: ALTICINI)

2006 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-292
Author(s):  
Janet C. Ciegler
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
New Species ◽  
Flea Beetle ◽  
A New Species

A new species of flea beetle, genus Pedilia Clark (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae), from Osa Pennisula, Costa Rica

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 158 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
CATHERINE N. DUCKETT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Flea Beetle ◽  
Ecological Interaction ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Pedilia Clark, P. sirena, from Costa Rica is described and illustrated. This species is monophagous on Passiflora pittieri HBK, and known only from the Sirena area of Parque National Corcovado, Costa Rica, for which it is named. Previous scientific reports mentioning this species are discussed, specifically those treating its ecological interaction with Heliconius hewistoni Staudinger, (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). This species is also notable for the two distinctly textured areas of its mandibular mola.

A new species of the genus Psylliodes Latreille (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Turkey

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 440 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
AL§ GÖK ◽  
EBRU GÜL ǧLB§ROñLU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Flea Beetle ◽  
A New Species

A new flea beetle, Psylliodes anatolicus sp. n. is described and illustrated from southwest Turkey. The new species is compared in a table with P. drusei, P. creticus, P. laevifrons and P. libanicola. They are clearly distinguishable by differences in colour, body size and other useful measurements.

Botrytis caroliniana, a new species isolated from blackberry in South Carolina

Mycologia ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 650-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingpeng Li ◽  
Julia Kerrigan ◽  
Wenxuan Chai ◽  
Guido Schnabel
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
New Species ◽  
A New Species

scholarly journals The Biology and Immature Stages of the Moss-Eating Flea Beetle Cangshanaltica fuanensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini), with Description of a Fan-Driven High-Power Berlese Funnel

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 571
Author(s):  
Yongying Ruan ◽  
Alexander S. Konstantinov ◽  
Albert F. Damaška
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
New Species ◽  
Flea Beetle ◽  
Instar Larva ◽  
High Humidity ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Biological Features ◽  
Flea Beetles ◽  
Eggs And Larvae ◽  
A New Species

The biology of the moss and leaf litter inhabiting flea beetles is poorly understood. In this study, a new species of moss-eating flea beetles Cangshanaltica fuanensis sp. nov. is described; the morphology of adult and immature stages is examined and illustrated. Its life history and biology are studied. The remarkable and unique biological features are revealed: (1) females deposit one large egg at a time, egg length equals 0.4–0.5 times the female body length, these are unusual in Chrysomelidae; (2) females have only two ovarioles on each side of the ovary, which has not been reported in other Chrysomelidae species; (3) females lay and hide each egg under a spoon-shaped moss leaf; (4) cannibalism of a second instar larva on an egg was observed. Both adults and larvae feed on moss and are polyphagous; their feces mainly consist of un-digested moss fragments; high humidity is essential for the survival of eggs and larvae and expedites the hatching. In addition, a modified fan-driven Berlese funnel is designed for faster extraction of moss inhabiting flea beetles. This device could also be used for collecting other ground-dwelling arthropods. Its working diagram is illustrated and described.

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