New and interesting records of tiger-beetles (Cicindelidae, Coleoptera) from the Philippines

Current issue: Volume 24, No. 1 (2024)

NEW AND INTERESTING RECORDS OF TIGER-BEETLES (CICINDELIDAE, COLEOPTERA) FROM THE PHILIPPINES

Alexander Anichtchenko*, Milton Norman D. Medina

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59893/abud.24(1).003

Anichtchenko A., Medina M.N.D. 2024. New and interesting records of tiger-beetles (Cicindelidae, Coleoptera) from the Philippines. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 24(1): 29-36.

Abstract

In this paper we provided new distributional and ecological data about three poorly know, endemic species of the Philippines. One species, Myriochila (s. str.) specularis brevipennis (W. Horn, 1897), is recorded from Philippines for the first time. High quality images of habitus and aedeagus for these species are given for the first time.

Keywords: Philippines, Mindanao, Palawan, fauna, records.

*Corresponding author: Alexander Anichtchenko. Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University, Vienibas Str. 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia, E-mail: alexander.anishchenko@du.lv, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8512-830X

Milton Norman D. Medina. Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences and URESCOM, Tropical Genomics Laboratory, Davao Oriental State University, City of Mati, 8200 Philippines. National Museum of Natural History Philippines, Ermita, Manila, Philippines, Email: miltonnormanmedina@gmail.com, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6858-8048