Two new species of the genus Metapocyrtus Heller 1912 subgenus Trachycyrtus Heller, 1912 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini) from the Philippines

Analyn A Cabras; Perry Archival C Buenavente; Milton Norman Medina; Maurizio Bollino

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5383.3.7

Two new species of the genus Metapocyrtus Heller 1912 subgenus Trachycyrtus Heller, 1912 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini) from the Philippines

Zootaxa. 2023 Dec 12;5383(3):383-390. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5383.3.7.

Authors

Analyn A Cabras¹, Perry Archival C Buenavente², Milton Norman Medina³, Maurizio Bollino⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Davao Oriental State University; Dahican; Mati City 8200 Philippines. user@example.com.
² Institute for Tropical Regenerative Biodiversity (i-TREB); Terrestrial Invertebrate Research Laboratory; Davao Oriental State University; Dahican; City of Mati; 8200 Philippines. user@example.com.
³ Entomology Section; Zoology Division; National Museum of Natural History; Ermita; Manila; 1000 Philippines. user@example.com.
⁴ Museo di Storia naturale del Salento; 73021 Calimera; Lecce; Italy. user@example.com.

PMID: 38221242
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5383.3.7

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Metapocyrtus subgenus Trachycyrtus, Metapocyrtus baltazarae sp. nov. Cabras & Bollino (Luzon) and M. siargaonon sp. nov. Bollino & Cabras (Mindanao) from the Philippines are described, illustrated and compared with related species. The new species epithets are derived in honor of Dr. Clare Baltazar as Metapocyrtus (Trachycyrtus) baltazarae sp.nov., and Metapocyrtus (Trachycyrtus) siargaonon sp.nov. after the indigenous inhabitants of Siargao Island.

MeSH terms

Animals
Coleoptera*
Philippines
Weevils*