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Two new species of the genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini), subgenus Orthocyrtus Heller, 1912, from Mindanao Island, Philippines

Authors :
Milton Norman Medina
Maurizio Bollino
Analyn Anzano Cabras
Source :
ZooKeys, Vol 1029, Iss, Pp 139-154 (2021), ZooKeys 1029: 139-154, ZooKeys, ARPHA Preprints
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Pensoft Publishers, 2021.

Abstract

Two new species of Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912, subgenus Orthocyrtus Heller, 1912 ( Coleoptera , Curculionidae , Entiminae , Pachyrhynchini ) are described and illustrated from Mindanao Island, Philippines. The species are Metapocyrtus ( Orthocyrtus ) davaoensis sp. nov. and Metapocyrtus ( Orthocyrtus ) hirakui sp. nov. from Davao City and Bukidnon, respectively. Brief bionomical notes and phenotypic characters compared to their sympatric Entiminae counterparts are also reported. The discovery of M. ( O. ) davaoensis sp. nov. in Davao City confirms how understudied Coleoptera are in Mindanao and underlines the potential for the discovery of new species even in highly urbanized areas.

Details

ISSN :
13132970 and 13132989
Volume :
1029
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
ZooKeys
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d8732f5920bbea98d967b8a524a98f0e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1029.63023