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[Main] [Tiger Beetles of PH] Genus Tricondyla , Latreille, 1822 Tricondyla (Stenotricondyla) cavifrons Tricondyla (Tricondyla) aptera punctipennis Tricondyla (Tricondyla) elongata [Main] [Tiger Beetles of PH]

[Main ] [Tiger Beetles of PH] Genus Myriochila Motschulsky, 1857 Myriochila (Myriochila) philippinensis [Main]   [Tiger Beetles of PH]

[Main] [Tiger Beetles of PH] Genus Prothyma Hope, 1838 Prothyma (Symplecthyma) heteromallicollis heteromallicollis [Main] [Tiger Beetles of PH]

[Main] [Tiger Beetles of PH] [Genus Thopeutica ] Thopeutica (Thopeutica) virginalis (Horn, 1901) Distribution Figure 1. Color plate (artistic rendition) of T. (T.) virginalis (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the Provinces where the specimens were said to be collected (right) based on the reference listed below. Luzon Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Province of Apayao Municipality of Calanasan [2] MIMAROPA Region Province of Marinduque [3] Region V: Bicol Region Province of Masbate [3] Visayas Region VI: Western Visayas Province of Negros Occidental City of Silay Barangay Patag [1] Region VII: Central Visayas Province of Bohol [3] Province of Cebu City of Cebu Barangay Buhisan [3] Mindanao Region XI: Davao Region Province of Davao Oriental Muncipality of Boston [1] Comments The 2016 paper has included other distribution data such as the islands of Panay and Leyte  (page 195, reference 3). These are not included in the distribution map above because...

[Main] [Tiger Beetles of PH] [Genus Thopeutica ] Thopeutica (Thopeutica) suavissima (Schaum, 1862) Distribution Figure 1. Color plate (artistic rendition) of T. (T.) suavissima (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the Province of  Apayao where the specimens were said to be collected (right) based on the reference listed below. Luzon Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Province of Apayao Municipality of Calanasan Barangay Tanglagan Comments The distribution data presented above is based on the published article listed in the reference section. Wildlife Gratuitous Permits (WGP) may need to be verified to confirm the accuracy of the locality where the specimens were collected. WGPs are issued by the Regional offices of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Copies of the WGPs can be acquired through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Reference: Medina, M.N.D., Cabras, A.A., Ibanez, J., Opiso, G., Villanueva, R.J.T. 2020. Annotated list of ti...

[Mai] [Weevils of PH] [Genus Pachyrhnchus ] 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...

[Main]   [Weevils of PH]   [Genus Pachyrhynchus ] Pachyrhynchus layroni Rukmane & Cabras, 2018 Distribution Figure 1. Color plates (artistic renditions) of P. layroni (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 Figure 2.   Summary of data on  P. layroni  in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data Under Type Material, the collection site for P. layroni is indicated as "Panay Island, Antique, Madajaas" (page 74, reference 1). The paper did not describe what this "Madajaas" refers to. In the province of Antique, there is no municipality named Madajaas. There is, however, a popular area in the province called Mt. Madjaas. The paper has also presented a distribution map that was "drawn using the software ArcGis 10" (page 66, reference 1). The dot in the ...

[Main] [Weevils of PH] [Genus Pachyrhynchus] Pachyrhynchus felipeae Rukmane & Cabras, 2018 Distribution Figure 1. Color plates (artistic renditions) of P. felipeae (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. felipeae in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data Aside from P. felipeae , two other new species were named in the paper [1]. These are P. franciscoi and P. layroni . Specimens of all three species presented in this paper [1] were said to be collected in the province of Antique. For both P. felipeae and P. franciscoi specimens, the collection site was indicated under Type Material as "Panay Island, Antique, Culasi" (page 66 & 70, reference 1). The P. layroni  collection site was indicated as "Panay I...

[Main] [Weevils of PH] [Genus Pachyrhynchus ] Pachyrhynchus phaleratus dannylayroni Rukmane, 2019 Distribution Figure 1.  Color plate (artistic rendition) of female  P. phaleratus dannylayroni  (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the Province of Aurora where the specimen was said to be collected (right) based on one article published in 2019 [1]. Luzon Region III: Central Luzon Province of Aurora Municipality of Dingalan Figure 2. Summary of data on P. phaleratus dannylayroni in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data The paper [1] declared the distribution to be "Luzon Island, Aurora Province" (page 147, reference 1). Under type material, a specific location is indicated as "PHILIPPINES/ Luzon, Dingalan, Aurora" (page 147, reference 1). Similar to the other species and subspecies declared "new" in the paper [1], GPS coordinates and images of the collection site were also not presented. Another paper published in 2019 h...

[Main] [Weevils of PH] [Genus Pachyrhynchus]  Pachyrhynchus sagittatus Rukmane, 2019 Distribution Figure 1.  Color plates (artistic renditions) of male  P. sagittatus  (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the Province of Quirino where the specimen was said to be collected (right) based on one article published in 2019 [1]. Luzon Region II: Cagayan Valley Province of Quirino Sierra Madre Mountain Range Figure 2. Summary of data on P. sagittatus in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data In the paper [1], distribution for P. sagittatus is declared as "Luzon Island, Quirino Province" (page 142, reference 1). Under "Type material," the collection site is specifically indicated as "PHILIPPINES /Luzon, Sierra Madre, Quirino." Sierra Madre is the longest mountain range in the Philippines located in Mainland Luzon. It spans over 500 kilometers in length, covering the provinces of Isabela, Aurora, Bulacan, Cagayan, Nueva Ecija,...

[Main] [Weevils of PH] [Genis Pachyrhynchus ] Pachyrhynchus disargus  Rukmane, 2019 Distribution Figure 1.  Color plates (artistic renditions) of  P. disargus  (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the Province of Nueva Vizcaya where specimens were said to be collected (right) based on one article published in 2019 [1]. Luzon Region II: Cagayan Valley Province of Nueva Vizcaya Municipality of Kasibu Municipality of  Kayapa Figure 2.  Summary of data on  P.   disargus  in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data In this paper [1],  P. disargus  distribution was declared as  "Luzon Island, Nueva Vizcaya Province"  (page 146, reference 1). Under type material for this species, the paper indicated the holotype to have been collected in the municipality of Kasibu, and the paratypes were collected in the municipality of Kayapa. Similar to what is discussed in P. tetramaculatus , GPS coordinates and...

[Main] [Weevils of PH] [Genus Pachyrhynchus ] Pachyrhynchus tetramaculatus  Rukmane, 2019 Distribution Figure 1.  Color plates (artistic renditions) of male and female  P. tetramaculatus  (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the Province of Nueva Vizcaya where specimens were said to be collected (right) based on one article published in 2019 [1]. Luzon Region II: Cagayan Valley Province of Nueva Vizcaya Municipality of Quezon Figure 2. Summary of data on P. tetramaculatus in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data In this paper [1], P. tetramaculatus distribution was declared as  "Luzon Island, Nueva Vizcaya Province"  (page 143, reference 1). Under type material for this species, the paper indicated the specific municipality where the specimens were collected, which is the municipality of Quezon. GPS coordinates of sampling sites can be very helpful in verifying the locality data. Verifiable, accurate locality data is very...

[Main] [Weevils of PH] [Genus Pachyrhynchus] Pachyrhynchus congestus aedamlayroni  Rukmane, 2019 Distribution Figure 1.  Color plates (artistic renditions) of male and female  P. congestus aedamlayroni  (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the Province of Ilocos Norte where specimens were said to be collected (right) based on one article published in 2019 [1]. Luzon Region I: Ilocos Region Province of Ilocos Norte Municipality of Adams Figure 2. Summary of data on P.   congestus aedamlayroni  in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data In this paper [1], P. congestus aedamlayroni distribution was declared as "Luzon island, Ilocos Province" (page 149, reference 1). The declared locality is similar to P. kirklayroni in the same paper. The commentary on the data as well as other related insights are discussed in the post for  P. kirklayroni . References: [1] Rukmane A. 2019. Four new species and two subspecies of the gen...

[Main] [Weevils of PH] [Genus Pachyrhynchus ] Pachyrhynchus kirklayroni  Rukmane, 2019 Distribution Figure 1.  Color plates (artistic renditions) of male  P. kirklayroni  (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the Province of Ilocos Norte where specimens were said to be collected (right) based on one article published in 2019 [1]. Luzon Region I: Ilocos Region Province of Ilocos Norte Municipality of Adams Figure 2. Summary of data on P. kirklayroni in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data The paper [1] declared the distribution to be "Luzon Island, Ilocos Province" (page 144, reference 1). However, there are two provinces named Ilocos: Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur . This seems to indicate a lack of understanding about the locality and the jurisdiction of permits. The lack of understanding seems to be also present in the Introduction section of the paper where it says, "...all included taxon’s, on my best knowledge , are distribute...

[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...

[Main]   [Weevils of PH] [Genus  Pachyrhynchus ] Pachyrhynchus sibuyanensis  Rukmane, 2019 Distribution Figure 1. Color plates (artistic renditions) of female and male P. sibuyanensis (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the island where specimens were said to be collected (right) based on one article published in 2019 [1]. Luzon Region: MIMAROPA Province of Romblon Sibuyan island Figure 2. Summary of data on P. sibuyanensis in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data The province of Romblon has 7 main islands namely Tablas, Sibuyan , Corcuera, Banton, Concepcion, San Jose (also known as Carabao island), and Romblon [4]. Figure 3.  Image from Google Maps [5] of the province of Romblon showing its islands Concepcion (1), Banton (2), Corcuera (3), Tablas (4), Romblon (5), Sibuyan (6), and San Jose (7). The paper [1] focuses its discussion mainly on Sibuyan island. In fact, the etymology for P. sibuyanensis says "This new species is na...

[Main]   The data presented here are on the distribution of specific species throughout the Philippine archipelago. These data are based on the references used for each species. Coleoptera Cerambycidae Cicindelidae Calomera cabigasi Calomera despectata Calomera lacrymosa Calomera mindanaoensis Cylindera (Conidera) mindoroana Cylindera (Cylinderina) sierramadrensis Cylindera (Cylinderina) vandenberghei Cylindera (Cylinderina) werneri Heptodonta mindoroensis Neocollyris (Heterocollyris) chaudoiri sciakyi Thopeutica (Thopeutica) angulihumerosa Thopeutica (Thopeutica) anichtchenkoi Thopeutica (Thopeutica) darlingtonia Thopeutica (Thopeutica) hinabanganensis Thopeutica (Thopeutica) interposita Thopeutica pangantihoni Thopeutica (Thopeutica) petertaylori Thopeutica (Thopeutica) rolandmuelleri Thopeutica (Thopeutica) suavissima Thopeutica (Thopeutica) virginalis Thopeutica (Thopeutica) wiesneri Thopeutica (Thopeutica) zetteli Curculionidae Celebia iligana Metapocyrtus latifasciatus Metapo...

[Main] Long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [Main]

[Main] The list of threatened species is taken from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 2019-09. Long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [Main]