The 6th volume of Research on Chrysomelidae appeared this month, part of a series that was the brainchild of Dr. Pierre Jolivet in Paris. These volumes bring together diverse topics and researchers from all corners of the globe and have proven over and over to be useful resources on knowledge about leaf beetles. Our community…
Month: June 2016
Please look after this beetle!
Undergraduates in my field courses have helped collect many new insect species in Peru and the description and naming process can bring attention to biodiversity and conservation. One of the new species, Phytotelmatrichis osopaddington Darby & Chaboo, or the Paddington beetle is one of the tiniest beetles in the world at >1 mm (see my previous blog, April 6 2016).…