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Threatened species of the Philippines

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[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]

Distribution of Celebia iligana

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[Main] [Weevils of PH] [Genus Celebia ]  Celebia iligana Schultze, 1922      = Rhinoscapha iligana , Schultze, 1922 Distribution Figure 1.  Color plate (artistic rendition) of female Celebia iligana  (left), and map of the Philippine archipelago showing the province where the specimen was said to be collected (right) based on one article published in 1922 [1]. Mindanao Region X: Northern Mindanao Province of Lanao del Norte, City of Iligan Figure 2.  Summary of data on C. iligana in video presentation format. Comments on Locality Data This species is named after  Iligan  where the specimen was collected. According to the paper published in 1922, Celebia iligana was collected in " Mindanao, Prov. Lanao, Iligan " (page 44, reference 1). During that time, Iligan was one of the three municipalities of the province of Lanao (page 368, reference 2). Currently, Iligan is a city in the Province of Lanao del Norte. Figure 3. Screenshot of page 3...

Genus Trichomacrocyrtus

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[Main] [Weevils of PH] Genus Trichomacrocyrtus Yoshitake, 2018 Trichomacrocytus caerulans [Main] [Weevils of PH]

Threatened weevil species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) listed under DENR Administrative Order No. 2019-09

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[Main]   [Threatened species of PH]   [Weevils of PH] The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Republic of the Philippines has listed a total of 226 threatened species of weevils in the DENR Administrative Order (DAO) 2019-09. Awareness of Philippine wildlife laws, regulations, and guidelines is essential before undertaking any collection for scientific studies, commercial and recreational purposes. Penalties for Violations of RA 9147 Below is a list of threatened weevils species as enumerated in DAO 2019-09. Critically Endangered (CR) none for Curculionidae Endangered (EN) none for Curculionidae Vulnerable (VU) "Vulnerable Species - refers to a species that is neither critically endangered nor endangered but is under threat from adverse factors throughout its range and is likely to be moved to the endangered category in the future." - DAO 2019-09 Section 1(e.3) Eupachyrrhynchus superbus Homalocyrtus maculatus Macrocyrtus contr...

Genus Macrocyrtus Heller, 1912

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[Home] [Weevils of PH] Genus Macrocyrtus Heller, 1912 Macrocyrtus (Macrocyrtus) stellarum [Home] [Weevils of PH]

Genus Expachyrhynchus

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[Main] [Weevils of PH] Genus Expachyrhynchus Yoshitake, 2013 Expachyrhynchus palawanensis [Main] [Weevils of PH]

Genus Eupachyrrhynchus

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[Main] [Weevils of PH] Genus Eupachyrrhynchus Heller, 1912 Eupachyrrhynchus auromaculatus Eupachyrhynchus barbalsi  Eupachyrhynchus barsevskisi Eupachyrrhynchus rukmaneae Eupachyrhynchus virdimaculatus [Main] [Weevils of PH]

Genus Metapocyrtus

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[Main] [Weevils of PH] Genus Metapocyrus Heller, 1912 Metapocyrtus coeruleolineatus Metapocyrtus kitangladensis Metapocyrtus latifasciatus Distribution Metapocyrtus pulangi Distribution Metapocyrtus rubricollis Metapocyrtus tagabawa Distribution Metapocyrtus yoshitakei         Metapocyrtus (Artapocyrtus) colonnellii   Metapocyrtus (Artapocyrtus) inexpectatus Metapocyrtus (Artapocyrtus) lumawigi Metapocyrtus (Artapocyrtus) mysticus Metapocyrtus (Artapocyrtus) polychromus Metapocyrtus (Artapocyrtus) tandaya Metapocyrtus (Artapocyrtus) quadriplagiatus caeruleus Metapocyrtus (Artapocyrtus) willietorresi Metapocyrtus (Orthocyrtus) ginalopezae Metapocyrtus (Orthocyrtus) mansaka [Main] [Weevils of PH]