Corresponding author: Milton Norman D. Medina (mnd_medina@umindanao.edu.ph)
Academic editor: Francesco Vitali
A catalog of the genus
Medina MND, Baul MJG, Cabras AA (2022) Catalog of the genus
There are 14 species and one subspecies of
The 2022 Philippine Coleopterological Expedition conducted by the Daugavpils University Beetle Research Team and the University of Mindanao
The new
Morphological characters were observed under Luxeo 4D and Nikon SMZ745T stereomicroscopes. Habitus images were taken with a Canon EOS 6D digital camera equipped with an MP-E macro lens. All images were then stacked using Helicon Focus and processed using a licensed version of the Photoshop CS6 Portable software.
Measurements of the various body parts follow
Comparative materials and specimens used in this study are deposited in the following institutional collections:
Arkiv för Zoologi, Uppsala, 39: p. 26;
Distribution: Philippines.
Type and depository information: Holotype male,
Reichenbachia, Dresden, 15(5): p. 38;
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon: Panay, Gulasi, Zambales; Visayas: Mt. Macosolon in Capiz Western Visayas; Mindanao: Zamboanga).
Type and depository information: Holotype,
Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Philadelphia, 73: pp. 258, 262, pl. IX, fig. 14;
Distribution: Philippines (Palawan; Visayas, Negros).
Type and depository information: Holotype male,
Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Philadelphia, 73: pp. 257, 260, pl. IX, fig. 17;
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon: Apayao; Visayas: Mt. Halcon in Mindoro, Samar).
Type and depository information: Holotype female,
Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, Tutzing bei München 35/36: pp. 74, 76, fig. 2.
Distribution: Philippines (Romblon).
Type and depository information: Holotype male,
Arkiv för Zoologi, Uppsala, 39(6): p. 27;
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao: Mt. Kitanglad in Bukidnon).
Type and depository information: Holotype male,
Senckenbergiana, Frankfurt am Main, 8: p. 290, pl. 5, fig. 7;
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon: Mt. Banahao).
Type and depository information: Holotype,
Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, Tutzing bei München 35/36: pp. 74–75, fig. 1.
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao: Tandag Surigao del Sur).
Type and depository information: Holotype female,
Reichenbachia, Dresden, 15(5): pp. 25 ;
Distribution: Philippines.
Type and depository information: Holotype male,
Senckenbergiana, Frankfurt am Main, 8: p. 290, pl. 5, fig. 6 ;
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon: Imugan).
Type and depository information: Holotype male,
Les Cahiers Magellanes, 25: p. 52, fig. 10.
Distribution: Philippines, Luzon, Nueva Vizcaya, Dupax del Sur.
Type and depository information: Holotype male, Collection E. Vives, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Philadelphia, 73: p. 264, pl. IX, fig. 10;
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon: Panay; Visayas: Negros, Samar; Mindanao).
Type and depository information: Holotype male,
Arkiv för Zoologi, Uppsala, 39(6): p. 47;
Distribution: Philippines.
Type and depository information: Holotype male,
The Philippine Journal of Science 53 (3): p. 312, pl. 1, fig. 3;
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao: Lanao Province).
Type and depository information: Holotype female,
Synonyms:
Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, Tutzing bei München 35/36: pp. 74, 77, fig. 3.
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon: Mountain Province).
Type and depository information: Holotype female,
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Coxae tomentose, covered with whitish recumbent hairs; trochanters reddish-brown; tibia armed with two small spines at base (colored black on protibia and mesotibia, pale brown on metatibia). Profemur slightly recurved near base.
This new species is named after Datu Ramil P. Ansihagan, the tribal chieftain of the Higaunon Tribe, for his efforts in protecting and preserving the remaining forests in Barangay Eureka Gingoog City, Philippines.
Philippines: Mindanao: Northern Mindanao, Gingoog City.
The species is known from a single specimen that was collected during the expedition. The species was collected at an elevation of approximately 1000–1100 m a.s.l. using hand nets along the boundary between an agro-ecosystem and a secondary forest. Most of the trees present are endemic species including but not limited to
The current threat to the species’ habitat is the continued conversion of the remaining secondary forests into agricultural lands. Farmers use various chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides that could affect the species’ population There is a need to conduct more expeditions, covering more habitats, to find additional populations of this and other species. Hence, research identifying the exact species distribution, area of occupancy and the species’ extent of occurrence is important as a guide in making a future IUCN Red List assessment of this endemic species.
Our gratitude to Guillermo P. Torres Jr. for his continued support to the
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A catalog of the genus