#NewSpecies!
New leaf beetle from #brazil just snuck in:

Charidotis rochai

Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/230EB076-FFB5-FFA0-B1F7-A9B1B124FD6E
Publication: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.6
#Zootaxa #CharidotisRochai

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #bugs #beetles #leafbeetle

Exciting findings in @CurrentBiology reveal how symbiotic relationships evolved over 62 million years, shedding light on coevolution dynamics. Kudos to researchers from @MPI_Bio! #Symbiosis #Evolution #LeafBeetle #DigestiveEnzyme #MaxPlanckInstitute
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024/02/20/adaptation-through-symbiosis-sixty-two-million-years-of-it

A leaf beetle (f. Chrysomelidae) in late May. North Woods of Central Park.

This is a leaf beetle of some sort. In particular it's the type that's eating the holes in the jewel weed in Central Park.