New beetle species found in Namaqualand

A number of new species of water beetles have been found in Namaqualand by scientists. Scientists from Plymouth University have so far identified six new species at the Bokkeveld plateau‚ a region that gets good winter rains but is generally arid.Reader in Aquatic Biology Dr David Bilton‚ who first began sampling water beetles in the area as a result of annual field trips with undergraduates in a Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology course‚ said: “This part of Namaqualand has reliable winter rain...