Hiding in Plain Sight: 24 New Beetle Species Discovered in Australia

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 13:30 in Biology & Nature

Lying among beetle specimens in museum collections across Australia was a treasure trove of unidentified weevils. Most had been collected almost 30 years ago and remained unnamed until scientists started cataloging them and stumbled across 24 new species.

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