Tiger beetles : checklist, distributional maps, and habitats

The knowledge about tiger beetle fauna of the Northern Mindanao region (Philippines) is summarized based on literature data and new records. Thirty species classified in ten genera (Tricondyla , Neocollyris , Protocollyris , Therates , Prothyma , Heptodonta , Thopeutica , Lophyra , Calomera , and Cy...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2021-02 (4), p.37
Main Authors: Acal, Dale Ann P, Wiesner, Jürgen, Nuñeza, Olga M, Jaskula, Radomir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beetles
Distribution
Identification and classification
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Summary:The knowledge about tiger beetle fauna of the Northern Mindanao region (Philippines) is summarized based on literature data and new records. Thirty species classified in ten genera (Tricondyla , Neocollyris , Protocollyris , Therates , Prothyma , Heptodonta , Thopeutica , Lophyra , Calomera , and Cylindera ) were documented from the area (56% of tiger beetle fauna of Mindanao and 21% of Philippine species). Twelve species were noted from Northern Mindanao region for the first time, including five taxa, Neocollyris speciosa , Calomera angulata , Cylindera minuta , Lophyra striolata tenuiscripta , and Thopeutica virginea , not recorded from Mindanao before. Distribution maps for all recorded species and the first photographs of habitats for some species in Mindanao and/or in the Philippines are provided. Eight species (27% of recorded fauna) were noted from riverine habitats while 18 tiger beetles (60%) were typical forest taxa; in the case of four species, their habitats in Northern Mindanao region are not known.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.1017.34500