Plateumaris balli
Askevold, 1991
Ball's reed beetle
Plateumaris balli is a of reed in the , described by Askevold in 1991. The specific epithet honors Dr. George E. Ball, a renowned carabidologist and distinguished expert on . The species is known from eastern North America, with records from New Brunswick and Québec in Canada. Reed beetles in the Plateumaris are typically associated with wetland and aquatic or semi-aquatic vegetation.
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Habitat
Wetland ; associated with aquatic or semi-aquatic vegetation typical of reed .
Distribution
Eastern North America: recorded from New Brunswick and Québec, Canada.
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Etymology
Named in honor of Dr. George E. Ball (1926–2023), a leading authority on () who celebrated his 90th birthday in September 2016. The same researcher was also honored in the names of Antarctotrechus balli (2016) and Nototylus balli (2020).