Three New Mimetic Weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) from Mt. Candalaga, Davao de Oro, Mindanao Island, Philippines
Three new species of Metapocyrtus: Metapocyrtus inangsabong Cabras, Obrial & Agbas sp. nov., Metapocyrtus lumad Cabras, Obrial & Agbas sp. nov., and Metapocyrtus (Trachycyrtus) uphagpula Cabras, Obrial & Agbas sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Short ecological notes on the species' habitat, mimicry with other weevils and beetles, and the association between Nepenthes candalaga and Pachyrhynchini in the Philippines are also presented.
Authors
- Analyn Cabras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0980-1651)
- Milton Norman Medina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6858-8048)
- Daven Jayson D. Agbas
- Graden G. Obrial
Institutions
- Davao Oriental State University (PH)
- Data Sciences International (United States) (US)
- Division of Undergraduate Education (US)
- Genomics (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5541.4.2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06