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Issue: Vol. 5728 No. 3: 11 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.9
Page range: 588-596
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A new species of Punctaltica from Guangdong, China (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)

Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; College of Life Science; Northwest University; Taibai North Road 229; Xian 710069; China.; Plant Protection Research Center; Shenzhen Polytechnic University; 518055; Shenzhen; China.
Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; College of Life Science; Northwest University; Taibai North Road 229; Xian 710069; China.; Plant Protection Research Center; Shenzhen Polytechnic University; 518055; Shenzhen; China.
Plant Protection Research Center; Shenzhen Polytechnic University; 518055; Shenzhen; China.
Plant Protection Research Center; Shenzhen Polytechnic University; 518055; Shenzhen; China.
Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; College of Life Science; Northwest University; Taibai North Road 229; Xian 710069; China.
Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; College of Life Science; Northwest University; Taibai North Road 229; Xian 710069; China.; Department of Entomology; University of Manitoba; Winnipeg; MB R3T 2N2; Canada.
Coleoptera China Punctaltica moss-inhabiting flea beetles new species

Abstract

Punctaltica Ruan, Damaška, Konstantinov & Yang, 2025 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) is a distinctive genus named for the presence of numerous setiferous coarse punctures on sternum and frons of the head. It previously comprised only two species endemic to Guangdong Province, China. This study describes Punctaltica maculata Sun & Ruan, sp. nov., a new species characterized by large black spots on elytra, discovered from the Nanling National Nature Reserve in Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province. Images of external morphology and genitalia are provided. A key to all known species of Punctaltica is presented. Comparative diagnosis of the new species is discussed.

 

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How to Cite

Sun, K., Ma, L., Ruan, Y., Liang, Z., Te, N. & Liu, Y. (2025) A new species of Punctaltica from Guangdong, China (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Zootaxa, 5728 (3), 588–596. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.9