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Probable distribution of Pachyrhynchus ottomerkli

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[Main] [Weevils of PH] [Genus Pachyrhynchus ] Pachyrhynchus ottomerkli Rukmane, 2019 Distribution Figure 1.  Color plates (artistic renditions) of male and female  P. ottomerkli  (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the Province of Bukidnon where specimens were said to be collected (right) based on one article published in 2019 [1]. Mindanao Region X: Northern Mindanao Province of Bukidnon Municipality of Manolo Fortich Figure 2. Summary of data on P. ottomerkli in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data The paper [1] presented the locality data as "Mindanao, P. I. / Bukidnon Prov. / Maluko" (page 267, reference 1). Distribution was also declared as "Philippines, Mindanao Island, Bukidnon Province" (page 268, reference 1).  This second statement discarding "Maluko" altogether might be an indication that the place is not very well understood. Maluko is the original name of the Municipality of Manolo Fortich. Maluko was chan