A new species of ladybird beetle discovered on a Japanese black pine at Kyushu University’s Hakozaki Satellite (VIDEO)
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Researchers at Kyushu University discovered a new ladybird beetle species, Parastethorus pinicola, on a pine tree at their Hakozaki Satellite. The finding was part of a major taxonomic review of the tribe Stethorini in Japan involving 1,700 specimens. The study describes two new species and corrects long-standing classification errors, proving that unknown biodiversity can still be found in the middle of a city—even on a university campus.
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Kyushu University/ Alfredo Javier (Pidot)
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