Ugandaltica Explained

Ugandaltica wagneri, is a species of flea beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. It was discovered in 2018 from canopies in the Budongo Forest, Uganda. The species was placed in the monotypic genus Ugandaltica.[1]

Etymology

The generic name is due to the country it was found first. Specific name wagneri is in honor of collector Thomas Wagner, a specialist Afrotropical entomologist.

Description

A very small beetle with a convex body. Short antennae. Smooth frons and vertex. Frontal tubercles absent. Three-segmented labial palpi. Pronotum sub-trapezoidal. Elytra indistinctly elongate and covers pygidium. Metathoracic wings are macropterous. Dorsum brownish and shiny.

Notes and References

  1. Paola. D'Alessandro. Maurizio. Biondi. 2018. Ugandaltica gen. n., a tiny flea beetle from the forest canopy in Central Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) . ZooKeys. 746. 123–136. 3 April 2018. 10.3897/zookeys.746.23637. free. 5904385. 29674899. 2018ZooK..746..123D .