Published August 30, 2023 | Version v1
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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

  • 1. Plant Protection Research Center, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, China
  • 2. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, United States of America
  • 3. Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 4. Guang'an Vocational and Technical College, Guang'an, China
  • 5. Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
  • 6. Plant Protection Research Center, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, China|Guizhou Normal University, Guizhou, China

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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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