A new, unusually large, Clavicornaltica Scherer, 1974 flea beetle from Borneo, described and sequenced in the field by citizen scientists (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)

Sean Otani; Luca Bertoli; Filippo Lucchini; Tom P G van den Beuken; Desanne Boin; Lehman Ellis; Holm Friedrich; Brittany Jacquot; Sotiris Kountouras; Sarah Yu Rou Lim; Eleonora Nigro; Syafi'ie Su'eif; Wei Harn Tan; Ulmar Grafe; Daniele Cicuzza; Massimo Delledonne; Iva Njunjić; Menno Schilthuizen

doi:10.3897/BDJ.12.e119481

A new, unusually large, Clavicornaltica Scherer, 1974 flea beetle from Borneo, described and sequenced in the field by citizen scientists (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)

Biodivers Data J. 2024 Mar 15:12:e119481. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e119481. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Sean Otani^{1

2

3

4}, Luca Bertoli^{5

6}, Filippo Lucchini^{5

6}, Tom P G van den Beuken², Desanne Boin², Lehman Ellis^{2

7}, Holm Friedrich², Brittany Jacquot², Sotiris Kountouras^{2

8}, Sarah Yu Rou Lim^{2

9}, Eleonora Nigro^{2

10}, Syafi'ie Su'eif^{2

11}, Wei Harn Tan^{2

11}, Ulmar Grafe^{11

6}, Daniele Cicuzza^{2

9}, Massimo Delledonne¹², Iva Njunjić^{13

2

14}, Menno Schilthuizen^{13

15

16

17}

Affiliations

¹ Tottori University, Tottori, Japan Tottori University Tottori Japan.
² Taxon Expeditions, Leiden, Netherlands Taxon Expeditions Leiden Netherlands.
³ Mimasaka University, Tsuyama, Japan Mimasaka University Tsuyama Japan.
⁴ Tottori University of Environmental Studies, Tottori, Japan Tottori University of Environmental Studies Tottori Japan.
⁵ University of Verona, Verona, Italy University of Verona Verona Italy.
⁶ Taxon Expeditions B. V., Leiden, Netherlands Taxon Expeditions B. V. Leiden Netherlands.
⁷ University of Holy Cross, New Orleans, United States of America University of Holy Cross New Orleans United States of America.
⁸ University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece.
⁹ University Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei University Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei.
¹⁰ University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark.
¹¹ Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Universiti Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei.
¹² University of Verona, Verona (VR), Italy University of Verona Verona (VR) Italy.
¹³ Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands Naturalis Biodiversity Center Leiden Netherlands.
¹⁴ MNHN, Paris, France MNHN Paris France.
¹⁵ Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands Leiden University Leiden Netherlands.
¹⁶ Taxon Expeditions B.V., Leiden, Netherlands Taxon Expeditions B.V. Leiden Netherlands.
¹⁷ Taxon Foundation, Leiden, Netherlands Taxon Foundation Leiden Netherlands.

Abstract

Background: The genus Clavicornaltica Scherer 1974 consists of very small, soil-dwelling flea beetles in South, Southeast and East Asia. Due to their diminutive size and morphological similarities, very little is known about their ecology and taxonomical diversity. It is likely that further studies will reveal this genus to be much more speciose than the 30 species currently recognised.

New information: A new species of Clavicornaltica from Brunei Darussalam is described, C.mataikanensis Otani et al., sp. nov. This is the second species of this genus recorded from Ulu Temburong National Park.

Keywords: Lowland Dipterocarp rainforest; citizen science; humicole beetles; new species; taxonomy tourism.

Sean Otani, Luca Bertoli, Filippo Lucchini, Tom P. G. van den Beuken, Desanne Boin, Lehman Ellis, Holm Friedrich, Brittany Jacquot, Sotiris Kountouras, Sarah Yu Rou Lim, Eleonora Nigro, Syafi’ie Su’eif, Wei Harn Tan, Ulmar Grafe, Daniele Cicuzza, Massimo Delledonne, Iva Njunjić, Menno Schilthuizen.