Probable distribution of Pachyrhynchus franciscoi

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Pachyrhynchus franciscoi Rukmane & Cabras, 2018

Distribution

Figure 1. Color plates (artistic renditions) of P. franciscoi (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the Province of Antique where the specimens were said to be collected (right) based on one article published in 2018 [1].

Visayas

Region VI: Western Visayas

  • Province of Antique
    • Municipality of Culasi
Figure 2. Summary of data on P. franciscoi in video presentation format.

Comments on Locality Data
The paper indicated the collection site for P. franciscoi as "Panay Island, Antique, Culasi" (page 70, reference 1). The paper also presented a distribution map indicating the collection site to be in the municipality of Culasi (page 68, reference 1). No other details such as GPS coordinates and images of the actual site were presented in the paper.

A full discussion of the distribution data presented in the paper is discussed in the post for P. felipeae.

Reference:

[1] Rukmane A. & Cabras A. 2018. Three new species of genus Pachyrhynchus Germar, 1824 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Panay Island, Philippines. Baltic J. Coleopterol., 18(1): 65 – 76.


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