#NewSpecies!
New water beetle from #china just came in:

Copelatus lankeensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C4C87C2-FF8F-FFB3-A3DA-550AFBCDFC8D
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1052.3271
#ejtaxonomy #CopelatusLankeensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs #freshwater