Falseunidia albosignata Breuning, 1943 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) – a new species for the fauna of the Philippines

Current issue: Volume 20, No. 1 (2020)

FALSEUNIDIA ALBOSIGNATA BREUNING, 1943 (COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE) – A NEW SPECIES FOR THE FAUNA OF THE PHILIPPINES

Arvīds Barševskis, Analyn Anzano Cabras, Milton Norman Medina

Barševskis A., Cabras A. A., Medina M. N. 2020. Falseunidia albosignata Breuning, 1943 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) – a new species for the fauna of the Philippines. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 20 (1): 61 – 64.

Abstract
The article contains faunistic data on the discovery of Falseunidia albosignata Breuning, 1943 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on the island of Luzon, Philippines. This species is listed for the first time for Philippine fauna. Until now, this species was known from India, Nepal, and Thailand. The new record significantly changes the information on the distribution of this species in East Asia. A catalogue of the tribe Eunidiini Teocchi et al., 2010 of the Philippines is also presented.

Key words: fauna, distribution, longhorned beetles, Philippines, Eastern Asia, Lamiinae, Eunidiini, Falseunidia.

Arvīds Barševskis. Daugavpils University, Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Coleopterological Re-search Center, Vienības Str. 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia; e-mail: arvids.barsevskis@du.lv
Analyn A. Cabras & Milton Norman Medina. Coleoptera Research Center, Institute for Biodiversity and Environment, University of Mindanao, Davao City, 8000, Philippines; e-mail: ann.cabras24@umindanao.edu.ph.