Ugandaltica

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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.{{cite journal|first1=Paola|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Maurizio|last2=Biondi|year=2018|url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=23637 |title=Ugandaltica gen. n., a tiny flea beetle from the forest canopy in Central Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) |journal=ZooKeys|issue=746|pages=123–136|access-date=3 April 2018|doi=10.3897/zookeys.746.23637|doi-access=free|pmc=5904385|pmid=29674899|bibcode=2018ZooK..746..123D }}

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.

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