More than 70 new species of beetle have been discovered on one of Hawaii's volcanoes. Researchers announced 74 new round-waisted beetles had been identified on Haleakala volcano, Maui Island, in the latest edition of ZooKeys.
James Liebherr from Cornell University, said the discovery shows how Haleakalā is a centre for biodiversity, with the beetles evolving far faster into new species than normal because of their isolation. The group – Mecyclothorax – came from just one single colonising species, with speciation (splitting into a new species) taking place regularly since it arrived on Maui.READ MORE-http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hawaii-74-new-species-round-waisted-beetle-discovered-living-haleakal-volcano-1533039
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