Three new species of the genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Curculionidae: Entiminae) from Negros Island, Philippines

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Dec 27, 2024
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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2024)
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Anita Rukmane-Bārbale
Daugavpils University, Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Coleopterological Research Center, Vienības Str. 13, Daugavpils, Latvia, LV–5401.
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9589-8391

Keywords : Metapocyrtus, Negros Island, Philippines, new species.
Abstract

Three new species of the genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Pachyrhynchini) from Negros Island, Philippines are described and illustrated: Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) chloroglosus sp. nov., Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) agryoglosus sp. nov., Metapocyrtus (Trachycyrtus) chlorominimus sp. nov. Paper includes photographic material of species fauna of Negros Island. Diversity of M. (M.) pilositibialis Schultze, 1925 is discussed.

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Anita Rukmane-Bārbale, Daugavpils University, Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Coleopterological Research Center, Vienības Str. 13, Daugavpils, Latvia, LV–5401.

Daugavpils University, Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Coleopterological Research Center, Vienības Str. 13, Daugavpils, Latvia, LV–5401.

References

Heller K.M. 1912. Philippinische Russelkafer. Philippine Journal of Science. 7: 295–346.

Schultze W. 1925. A monograph of the pachyrrhynchid group of the Brachyderinae, Curculionidae: Part III, The genera Apocyrtidius Heller and Metapocyrtus Heller. Philippine Journal of Science. 26: 131–309.

Schultze W. 1934. Thirteenth contribution to the Coleoptera fauna of the Philippines. The Philippine Journal of Science. 53: 311–335.

Terzin T., Bangoy S. 2023. From deforestation to recovery: one new species and new record of the genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 (Cole optera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Pachyrhynchini) from Negros Island, Philippines with the review of type material. Topola/Poplar. 212: 5–16.

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