dc:creator"Ruan, Yongying; Konstantinov, Alexander S.; Damaska, Albert F.; Zheng, Lihao; Chen, Jun; Meng, Ziye";
dc:date"2023";
dc:title"Description of three new species of Benedictus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from China, with comments on their biology and modified ethanol traps for collecting flea beetles";
dc:description"Figure 1. Adult morphology of Benedictus fuanensis sp. nov. A holotype, male, dorsal view B holotype, male, ventral view C median lobe of aedeagus (holotype), ventral and lateral views D female (paratype), dorsal view E last visible abdominal tergite of female F spermatheca G vaginal palpi H female (paratype), lateral view.";
dc:description"Figure 2. Adult morphology of Benedictus fuanensis sp. nov. A pronotum, female B head, female C labrum, showing the extremely long tormae D mandible E maxilla F labium G male reproductive system H female reproductive system, four eggs are visible I immature eggs in the ovary.";
dc:description"Figure 3. Biology of Benedictus fuanensis sp. nov. A male B female adult feeding on the top of a young shoot of the Hypnum plumaeforme Wilson C male and female in copula D habitat at the type locality, photographed at night E an individual discovered on the host plant at night at the type locality F an individual reared in the lab infected by fungi G faeces of individuals reared in the lab.";
dc:description"Figure 8. Ethanol traps used for collecting leaf litter and moss-inhabiting flea beetles A-C regular ethanol traps were placed close to moist moss, liverwort, or leaf litter to collect flea beetles D, E modified ethanol trap for collecting living individuals; diagram in inset E shows that ethanol-dipped sponge is used as bait, the upper opening of the bowl is sealed by plastic film leaving a narrowing opening for beetles to crawl in, the plastic film forms a slope; when the flea beetles try to escape, they usually crawl upwards and could be trapped by the slope.";
