Erratum on the recently published information about the ecology of Lagriadoliops anichtchenkoi Barvsevskis, 2014

Authors: Milton Norman D. Medina, Jhonnel P. Villegas
Journal: University of Mindanao Journal of Tropical Coleopterology | Vol. 5, No. 1, August 2024
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Abstract

Recently, we received feedback from coleopterist colleagues about a recently published
paper titled "Spatial distribution of Philippine long-horned beetle (Lagriadoliops
anichtchenkoi sp. nov, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) pest of breadfruit trees (Artocarpus
altilis, Parkinson Fosberg) in Ayoke Island, Northeastern Mindanao, Philippines.” This
paper has been published in a free-access journal, Advanced Studies in Biology, which can
be read here: https://www.m-hikari.com/asb/asb2023/asb1-2023/91781.html. The
journal is operating under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Attribution License. This
means that all parts of the paper can be shared as long proper credit is given to the owner,
non-commercial use of the work is permitted, and no derivatives or adaptations of the
work are permitted.
Upon reading the paper, we found the following important points that should be
addressed through an erratum paper. Otherwise, the paper will mislead the readers,
especially students and beginning researchers who wish to study coleopterology in the
Philippines. First, the species in the paper is NOT Lagriadoliops anichtchenkoi Barševskis,
2014 (Fig. 1 B), but is a common Batocera magica Thomson, 1859 (Fig. 1 A). Second, the
genus Lagriadoliops is monotypic and represented only by Lagriadoliops anichtchenkoi
and is considered a rare species of Cerambycidae. Due to its rarity, it is most likely NOT a
pest to Breadfruit Trees as claimed in the paper.
Both species are from separate tribes. Batocera magica is from the tribe Batocerini, while
L. anichtchenkoi is from Apomecynini. The tribe Batocerini is characterized by having a
scape with cicatrix, claws opposite, procoxal cavities posteriorly open, and size large or
very large. Apomecynini, on the other hand, is characterized by having mesotibiae with a
furrow, more or less evidenced by a tooth; clypeus normal, mesocoxal cavities closed
(separated from epimera); body small or very small.
Furthermore, it is incorrect to use ‘sp. nov.’ in already described species. It is an
abbreviation of species nova, a Latin phrase used after a binomial name that is being
published for the first time. The authors used ‘sp. nov.’ in the paper, signifying an attempt
to describe a species new to science.