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Probable distribution of Pachyrhynchus sibuyanensis

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[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...

Species distribution

[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...

Holotype trackers

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

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]

Holotype tracker for Philippine long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

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[Main]   [Long-horned beetles of PH] This tracker is created to assist researchers who are interested in studying the holotypes of Philippine long-horned beetles. The following is not a full list, but shall be constantly updated. The information presented here are based only on the publications listed under the references. The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) defines a "holotype" as "the single specimen upon which a new nominal species-group taxon is based in the original publication" (Chapter 16, Article 73.1, reference 9). The Wildlife Export Certification issued by the DENR for specimens that are transported outside of the country states that: "Further, upon completion of the Research purposes, representatives of all the species collected, excluding holotypes may be retained on deposit with the [foreign university] and all remaining specimens including holotypes shall be returned to the Philippines and deposited at the National Museum of...