This tiny beetle is hanging out on the flower of a starfruit tree. This is also done with my new DIY diffuser. Even though its very glossy, it works ok here. I have more to do though to make it at least slightly more diffuse.

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#NewSpecies!
New flea beetle from #madagascar just came in:

Argopistes jenisi

Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/9E7062ED-CDBE-4325-AB7F-E912391A250C
Publication: http://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1202.122977
#ZooKeys_Journal #ArgopistesJenisi

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#NewSpecies!
New flea beetle from China just crawled in:

Benedictus fuanensis

Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/6F2A1FBE-6CCC-42C0-B2A8-37196C16A07D
Publication: http://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1177.102811
#ZooKeys_Journal

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