ON THE GENUS MICROPLOCIA HELLER, 1924 (COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE: LAMIINAE) OF THE PHILIPPINES

Current issue: Volume 24, No. 1 (2024) ON THE GENUS MICROPLOCIA HELLER, 1924 (COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE: LAMIINAE) OF THE PHILIPPINES Arvīds Barševskis* DOI: https://doi.org/10.59893/abud.24(1).008 Barševskis A. 2024. On the genus Microplocia Heller, 1924 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) of the Philippines. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 24(1): 129-132. Abstract Microplocia medinai sp. nov. from Luzon Island (Philippines) is described and illustrated. This is the second species of the genus Microplocia Heller, 1924 from the Philippine archipelago. Both species of this genus in the Philippines are known from Luzon Island. The determination key for species of the Philippines is given. The world fauna of this genus now contains five species distributed in the Oriental Region. Keywords: Microplocia, long-horned beetles, fauna, new species, taxonomy, Luzon, Philippines. *Corresponding author: Arvīds Barševskis. Daugavpils University, Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Coleopterological Research Center, Vienības Str. 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia, E-mail: [email protected]. Coleoptera Research Center, Institute of Biodiversity and Environment, University of Mindanao, Davao City, 8000, Philippines. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9703-0115 Barševskis A. On the genus Microplocia Heller, 1924 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) of the PhilippinesDownload