Environmental sleuths seek out new species in nature

FUZHOU－When Huang Jianbin stumbled upon a unique long-horned beetle in a temple where he took shelter from the rain, he could not be certain by its appearance that he had found a new species.

"It was something I hadn't seen before," he said, recalling the encounter.

An asset manager and amateur naturalist, Huang brought the male beetle to his friend Huang Guiqiang, an associate professor at Liupanshui Normal University in Guizhou province, who confirmed that his unusual catch was new to science.