#NewSpecies!
New true weevil from the #philippines just came in:

Metapocyrtus aliwagwag

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/60D3425A-FACA-580C-A96A-F845E084FD42
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e163127
#BiodiversityDataJournal #MetapocyrtusAliwagwag

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Marienkäferarten kommen oft in verschiedenen Farbmorphen vor. Diese dunkle Form des Nadelbaum-Marienkäfers (Aphidecta obliterata) kannte ich bisher noch nicht. Das Bild 4 zeigt die "Normalfärbung" dieser Art.

#artenvielfalt #nature #natur #insekten #insects #Käfer #coleoptera #InsectsOfTheFediverse #beetle #beetles #marienkäfer #Coccinellidae

#NewSpecies!
New leaf beetle from #taiwan just snuck in:

Batophila choui

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B2C97F06-5801-5200-BB98-28B3C699CEA7
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1258.163900
#ZooKeys #BatophilaChoui

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#NewSpecies!
New beetle from #china just snuck in:

Metahelotella alatonotata

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/13FBBC52-F149-5237-9F42-2F6DA57AC31E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1258.171034
#ZooKeys #MetahelotellaAlatonotata

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