Calomera lacrymosa

Calomera lacrymosa (Dejean, 1825) Material examined. 1 male, PHILIPPINES, Apayao Province, Municipality of Calanasan, Brgy. Tanglagan, [18.3737°N, 120.9610°E], IX.2018, coll. R.J. T. Villanueva (Fig. 2); UMCRC 01011. Identification. This species is very similar to Calomera mindanaoensis Cassola, 2000 in appearance and size, the absence of visible elytra punctuation, and in the labrum with more than 10 marginal setae. However, C. lacrymosa has elaborate markings on the side compared to C. mindanaoensis. Both species have their pronotum and elytra metallic green and red in color, but C. lacrymosa has a larger anterior lateral dot, and in that species the discal dot is somewhat connected with a narrow lineole. Moreover, the aedeagus of C. mindanaoensis is arcshape and slightly tapering at the apex, but the aedeagus of C. lacrymosa is also arc-shaped but much longer and thinner towards the apex. Endemism and distribution. An Oriental species; Philippines (Luzon, Palawan, Sibuyan, Balabac, Mindoro, Homonhon, Bucas Grande) and Indonesia (Sulawesi), although this range is still under investigation (Cabras et al. 2016b). Remarks. This species was observed at only one of the nine sites explored. It was found perching on the ground on a sun-exposed road in an agricultural area. It was rather rare in the area. Cassola (2000) gave an excellent historical account of this species and a brief description under the name Lophyridia lacrymosa (Dejean, 1825). Later, Cassola (2011) considered Lophyridia Jeannel, 1946, as junior synonym of Calomera Motschulsky, 1862, and hence, L. lacrymosa is now C. lacrymosa. This species is widespread in the Philippines, from Luzon south to Mindanao. Cabras et al. (2016) listed several major islands in the distributional range of the species, with a questionable account from Sulawesi.
Published as part of Medina, Milton Norman D., Cabras, Analyn D., Ibanez, Jayson, Opiso, Guiller & Villanueva, Reagan Joseph T., 2020, Annotated list of tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) in Calanasan, Apayao Province, Luzon, Philippines, pp. 37-45 in Check List 16 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.15560/16.1.37
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