University of Mindanao Journal of Tropical Coleopterology

ISSN (print): 2719-1486
ISSN (online): 2718-9740
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Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) kutongbusaw sp. nov., a new flightless weevil from Lake Holon, South Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini)

Authors: Efhrain Loidge P. Pajota, Rizalyn B. Cudera, Analyn Cabras, Milton Norman D. Medina
Journal: University of Mindanao Journal of Tropical Coleopterology | Vol. 3, No. 2, December 2022
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Abstract

A new species of flightless weevil, Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) kutongbusaw sp. nov. from Lake Holon, South Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines, is described and illustrated. The novel species is named after the locality of the holotype. Photographs of the habitus and male genitalia are provided with brief ecologic notes.

Keywords

Archipelago, conservation, new species, weevils, Philippines

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