''Ugandaltica wagneri'', is a

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flea beetle The flea beetle is a small, jumping beetle of the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae), that makes up the tribe Alticini which is part of the subfamily Galerucinae. Historically the flea beetles were classified as their own subfamily. Though m ...

belonging to the family

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. It was discovered in 2018 from canopies in the Budongo Forest,

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. The species was placed in the monotypic genus ''Ugandaltica''.

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.

References

Alticini Beetles described in 2018 Monotypic Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Africa Insects of Uganda Endemic fauna of Uganda {{Galerucinae-stub