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male /
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/ Cabras, Senarillos, &amp; Ibañez, 2022 (typed on red card)” (
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in
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, will be deposited in
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(
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):
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same data of the
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(all in
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.
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFF33DD80FEE6FD89" bold="true" box="[245,374,497,523]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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is related to
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFC61DD80FBD9FD89" box="[935,1097,497,523]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">Metapocyrtus</emphasis>
(
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from Panaon Island,
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,
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. (
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.)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFCCEDE63FC1EFDAE" box="[776,910,530,556]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">spinipennis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B27FF9EFF8FFC5EDE63FBD3FDAE" author="Schultze, W." box="[920,1091,530,556]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" pagination="131 - 310" refId="ref5114" refString="Schultze, W. (1925) A monograph of the pachyrrhynchid group of the Brachyderinae, Curculionidae: Part III. The genera Apocyrtidius Heller and Metapocyrtus HELLER. Philippine Journal of Science, 26, 131 - 310." type="journal article" year="1925">Schultze 1925</bibRefCitation>
from
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFA81DE63FAF7FDAE" box="[1351,1383,530,556]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFABDDE63FA03FDAE" box="[1403,1427,530,556]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFF51DE45FED7FDCC" box="[151,327,564,590]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">macrospinosus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
from
<collectingRegion id="49ACF834FF9EFF8FFD96DE45FCB0FDCC" box="[592,800,564,590]" country="Philippines" name="Camarines Norte" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">Camarines Norte</collectingRegion>
, Luzon Island,
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFC24DE45FA0CFDCC" authority="Schultze 1925" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1925" box="[994,1436,564,590]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="acutispinosus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFC24DE45FB92FDCC" box="[994,1026,564,590]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFBDEDE45FBBFFDCC" box="[1048,1071,564,590]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFB83DE45FB75FDCC" box="[1093,1253,564,590]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">acutispinosus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
from
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Island, and
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFE04DE27FC15FDF2" authority="Schultze 1925" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1925" box="[450,901,598,624]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="crassispinosus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFE04DE27FE72FDF2" box="[450,482,598,624]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFE31DE27FD9EFDF2" box="[503,526,598,624]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFDE2DE27FD5FFDF2" box="[548,719,598,624]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">crassispinosus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B27FF9EFF8FFD1CDE27FC15FDF2" author="Schultze, W." box="[730,901,598,624]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" pagination="131 - 310" refId="ref5114" refString="Schultze, W. (1925) A monograph of the pachyrrhynchid group of the Brachyderinae, Curculionidae: Part III. The genera Apocyrtidius Heller and Metapocyrtus HELLER. Philippine Journal of Science, 26, 131 - 310." type="journal article" year="1925">Schultze 1925</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
from Surigao, Mindanao, but can easily be distinguished among its congeners for the reddish-brown integuments of its pronotum and elytra compared to the black integuments of its congeners, and the scaly metallic blue transverse bands at the base and apex of the elytra compared to the random sparse scales of
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFCE0DECAFB6AFD57" authority="Schultze 1925" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1925" box="[806,1274,699,725]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="macrospinosus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFCE0DECAFCD7FD57" box="[806,839,699,725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFC98DECAFCE5FD57" box="[862,885,699,725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFC4ADECAFBACFD57" box="[908,1084,699,725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">macrospinosus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B27FF9EFF8FFB8CDECAFB6AFD57" author="Schultze, W." box="[1098,1274,699,725]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" pagination="131 - 310" refId="ref5114" refString="Schultze, W. (1925) A monograph of the pachyrrhynchid group of the Brachyderinae, Curculionidae: Part III. The genera Apocyrtidius Heller and Metapocyrtus HELLER. Philippine Journal of Science, 26, 131 - 310." type="journal article" year="1925">Schultze 1925</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFA82DECAFE4AFD75" authority="Schultze, 1934" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1934" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perarmatus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFA82DECAFAF4FD57" box="[1348,1380,699,725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFABDDECAFA03FD57" box="[1403,1427,699,725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFF51DEACFE8FFD75" box="[151,287,733,759]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">perarmatus</emphasis>
Schultze, 1934
</taxonomicName>
, and the three transverse bands of
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFCBCDEACFC02FD75" box="[890,914,733,759]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFC6ADEACFC2CFD75" box="[940,956,733,759]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFC11DEACFBF3FD75" box="[983,1123,733,759]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">spinipennis,</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFBABDEACFAFAFD75" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1925" box="[1133,1386,733,759]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="acutispinosus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFBABDEACFB1DFD75" box="[1133,1165,733,759]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFB59DEACFB27FD75" box="[1183,1207,733,759]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFB0CDEACFAFAFD75" box="[1226,1386,733,759]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">acutispinosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and and
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFF0BDE8FFE4AFC9A" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1925" box="[205,474,766,792]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="crassispinosus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFF0BDE8FFF7EFC9A" box="[205,238,766,792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFEC4DE8FFE8AFC9A" box="[258,282,766,792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFEE9DE8FFE4AFC9A" box="[303,474,766,792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">crassispinosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. It differs from
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFD61DE8FFD50FC9A" box="[679,704,766,792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFD1ADE8FFD7CFC9A" box="[732,748,766,792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFCCFDE8FFC1FFC9A" box="[777,911,766,792]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">spinipennis</emphasis>
for the swollen base of apical declivity in females with pubescence which is also present in
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFD2FDF51FC40FCB8" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1934" box="[745,976,800,826]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perarmatus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFD2FDF51FC9AFCB8" box="[745,778,800,826]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFCDDDF51FCA3FCB8" box="[795,819,800,826]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFC83DF51FC40FCB8" box="[837,976,800,826]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">perarmatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFC16DF51FC44FCB8" box="[976,980,800,826]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">.</emphasis>
However, the new species is different from the latter for the following features: smaller size, pronotum with indistinct pubescence appearing almost glabrous, elytra wider than pronotum with tapered apex, and elytra with two transverse scaly bands of metallic blue.
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFE81DFF4FD22FC1D" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1934" box="[327,690,901,927]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perarmatus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFE81DFF4FE78FC1D" box="[327,488,901,927]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">Metapocyrtus</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFE38DFF4FD86FC1D" box="[510,534,901,927]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFDEDDFF4FD22FC1D" box="[555,690,901,927]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">perarmatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has smaller and randomly scattered scales on pronotum and elytra. All three species:
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFE7BDFD6FD3FFC43" authorityName="Cabras &amp; Senarillos &amp; Ibañez" authorityYear="2023" box="[445,687,935,961]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="silago" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFE7BDFD6FD3FFC43" box="[445,687,935,961]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">Metapocyrtus silago</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22F57BFFF9EFF8FFD70DFD6FC85FC43" box="[694,789,935,961]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFCE7DFD6FB96FC43" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1934" box="[801,1030,935,961]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perarmatus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFCE7DFD6FCD2FC43" box="[801,834,935,961]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFC95DFD6FCFBFC43" box="[851,875,935,961]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFCBADFD6FB96FC43" box="[892,1030,935,961]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">perarmatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFBC1DFD6FB9BFC43" box="[1031,1035,935,961]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">,</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFB82DFD6FBCCFC43" box="[1092,1116,935,961]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFBB0DFD6FB16FC43" box="[1142,1158,935,961]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFB59DFD6FAB5FC43" box="[1183,1317,935,961]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">spinipennis</emphasis>
are found in
<collectingRegion id="49ACF834FF9EFF8FFF7FDFB8FF6CFC61" box="[185,252,969,995]" country="Philippines" name="Southern Leyte" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">Leyte</collectingRegion>
with
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFE82DFB8FECDFC61" box="[324,349,969,995]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFEBFDFB8FE19FC61" box="[377,393,969,995]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFE62DFB8FDBAFC61" box="[420,554,969,995]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">spinipennis</emphasis>
locality in the northern part,
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFC52DFB8FB97FC61" authorityName="Cabras &amp; Senarillos &amp; Ibañez" authorityYear="2023" box="[916,1031,969,995]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="silago">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFC52DFB8FB97FC61" box="[916,1031,969,995]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M. silago</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
southern and
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFB73DFB8FA0CFC61" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1934" box="[1205,1436,969,995]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perarmatus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFB73DFB8FB46FC61" box="[1205,1238,969,995]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFB2CDFB8FA91FC61" box="[1258,1281,969,995]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFAD3DFB8FA0CFC61" box="[1301,1436,969,995]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">perarmatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
southernmost. To easily distinguish the three,
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFD0CDF9AFCACFB87" authorityName="Cabras &amp; Senarillos &amp; Ibañez" authorityYear="2023" box="[714,828,1003,1029]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="silago">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFD0CDF9AFCACFB87" box="[714,828,1003,1029]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M. silago</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has reddish brown pronotum and elytra with two transverse scaly bands at base and apex;
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFD47D87DFD0AFBA4" box="[641,666,1036,1062]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFD72D87DFD54FBA4" box="[692,708,1036,1062]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFD19D87DFCF4FBA4" box="[735,868,1036,1062]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">spinipennis</emphasis>
is black with scattered scales on pronotum and three transverse bands on elytra whereas
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF9EFF8FFDBBD85FFCF0FBCA" authorityName="Schultze" authorityYear="1934" box="[637,864,1070,1096]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="perarmatus" subGenus="Trachycyrtus">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFDBBD85FFD0EFBCA" box="[637,670,1070,1096]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">M.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFD69D85FFD57FBCA" box="[687,711,1070,1096]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFD1FD85FFCF0FBCA" box="[729,864,1070,1096]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">perarmatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has black pronotum and elytra with minute pale blue scales scattered randomly (
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). Similar to the reason mentioned above, we refrain from assigning subgeneric placement.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C372655DFF9EFF83FF33D8E2FBCEFC9E" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="74" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BD736D6FF9EFF8FFF33D8E2FE12FB73" blockId="4.[151,1437,328,2040]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFF33D8E2FE1EFB2F" bold="true" box="[245,398,1171,1197]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">Description.</emphasis>
Male. Dimensions (in mm): LB 6.0
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(
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6.0mm), LR
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(
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), WR 1.01.1 (1.0 mm), LP 2.12.5 (
<quantity id="4C909B33FF9EFF8FFD72D8C4FC9BFB4D" box="[692,779,1205,1231]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" unit="mm" value="2.1">2.1mm</quantity>
), WP: 2.53.0 (
<quantity id="4C909B33FF9EFF8FFC03D8C4FB8DFB4D" box="[965,1053,1205,1231]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.5" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" unit="mm" value="2.5">2.5mm</quantity>
), LE 3.83.9 (
<quantity id="4C909B33FF9EFF8FFB01D8C4FA8EFB4D" box="[1223,1310,1205,1231]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.8" pageId="4" pageNumber="70" unit="mm" value="3.8">3.8mm</quantity>
), WE 3.0 3.1 (3.0 mm). N = 2
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD736D6FF9EFF8FFF33D889FF6CFAD4" blockId="4.[151,1437,328,2040]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFF33D889FE14FA90" bold="true" box="[245,388,1272,1298]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">Coloration.</emphasis>
Integuments of head, rostrum, tibia, and tarsi black; prothorax, elytra, antenna, and femora reddish brown. Body surface matte; prothorax, head, rostrum, legs, and underside of elytra weakly lustrous.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD736D6FF9EFF8FFF33D92FFAC8FA39" blockId="4.[151,1437,328,2040]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFF33D92FFEA8FAFA" bold="true" box="[245,312,1374,1400]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">Head</emphasis>
with sparse and fine pubescence on dorsum, finely punctured; lateral surface below eyes with turquoise elliptical and bluish piliform scales; forehead between eyes slightly raised with distinct median furrow reaching the vertex; eyes small, weakly convex, not prominent on the lateral outline of the head.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9EFF8FFF33D9B2FEF4FA5F" bold="true" box="[245,356,1475,1501]" pageId="4" pageNumber="70">Rostrum</emphasis>
moderately rugose up to anterior 2/3
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with sparse white adpressed pubescence, apical third finely punctured with very minute pubescence; lateral sides with white suberect piliform scales; longer than wide (LR/WR:
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/1.0 mm); transverse basal groove wide and rugose forming a prominent but shallow medial concavity, base of dorsum slightly elevated forming a very subtle elevated U-shape; rostrum sides with rounded edges; dorsolateral sides near the base with hollow rugose concavity. Antennal scape nearly as long as the funicle, scape reaching just the hind margin of eyes, covered with adpressed white setae, funicle with suberect white setae. Funicular segments I nearly as long as II, segments III-V as long as wide; segments VI-VII slightly wider than long, club sub-ellipsoidal.
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subglobular, slightly wider than long (LP/WP: 2.0 mm/
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), granulated with very fine pubescence except near the lateral margin which is glabrous, widest at the middle, strongly convex on dorsal surface; with faint stripes of pale blue and turquoise adpressed round scales on anterior and posterior margin, lateral sides sparsely covered with pale blue and turquoise adpressed round scales.
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strongly short ovate (LE/WE:
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/
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), longer than wide and moderately longer and slightly wider than prothorax (WE/WP:
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, LE/LP:
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/2.0 mm), striate punctate on stria I but becomes irregularly punctured towards dorsolateral sides, dorsum strongly convex, dorsal contour evenly arcuate from base with gradual apical declivity, lateral contour evenly arcuate then gradually tapers with slightly rounded apex, widest at middle, apex with white setae. Each elytron with following scaly markings of metallic blue, turquoise, and golden yellow adpressed round scales: a) a basal band from suture that widens towards the lateral margin, and b) one subtriangular scaly patch on the apical third.
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9FFF8EFF51DBB8FEA3F862" bold="true" box="[151,307,1993,2016]" pageId="5" pageNumber="71">Figure 2 AD</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9FFF8EFE84DBB8FD8DF862" box="[322,541,1993,2016]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="71">Metapocyrtus silago</emphasis>
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A male holotype, dorsal view B female, dorsal view C ditto, male, lateral view D ditto, female, lateral view.
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9CFF8DFF51DBEFFEA9F837" bold="true" box="[151,313,1950,1973]" pageId="6" pageNumber="72">Figure 3 AB.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9CFF8DFE87DBEFFE44F837" box="[321,468,1950,1973]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="72">Metapocyrtus</emphasis>
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(
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9CFF8DFE23DBEFFE64F837" box="[485,500,1950,1973]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="72">T</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9CFF8DFDCADBEFFD16F837" box="[524,646,1950,1973]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="72">spinipennis</emphasis>
. A male type, dorsal view B idem, lateral view. CD.
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9CFF8DFB1CDBEFFAFDF837" box="[1242,1389,1950,1973]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="72">Metapocyrtus</emphasis>
(
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.)
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9CFF8DFF51DBCCFE82F856" box="[151,274,1981,2004]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="72">perarmatus</emphasis>
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C male type, dorsal view D idem, lateral view. Photo by Olaf Jager (SMTD)
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9DFF8CFF51DBE6FEB8F82C" bold="true" box="[151,296,1943,1966]" pageId="7" pageNumber="73">Figures 4 A</emphasis>
F. Male genitalia of
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9DFF8CFDC7DBE6FD04F82C" box="[513,660,1943,1966]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="73">Metapocyrtus</emphasis>
species
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: AC
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9DFF8CFCE9DBE6FB8EF82C" box="[815,1054,1943,1966]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="73">Metapocyrtus nacolod</emphasis>
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DF
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF9DFF8CFB73DBE6FA1FF82C" box="[1205,1423,1943,1966]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="73">Metapocyrtus silago</emphasis>
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; A, D aedeagus in lateral view B, E idem. in dorsal view C, F sternite IX in dorsal view.
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FF51DCB5FF42FF5C" bold="true" box="[151,210,196,222]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Legs</emphasis>
with moderately clavate femora. Femora reddish brown except apex, sparsely covered with minute pubescence, but towards apex covered with suberect and adpressed bluish piliform scales. Fore tibiae covered with subadpressed short brownish setae on outer margin, inner edge with suberect brown setae, and weakly serrated with few denticules. Mid and hind tibiae covered with subadpressed bluish piliform scales on the outer margin and long suberect yellowish setae on inner edge. Fore tibiae and mid tibiae bear a mucro at the apex. Tarsomeres with suberect brown pubescence. Coxae are covered with turquoise piliform scales. Mesothorax with sparse turquoise piliform scales. Metathorax is densely covered with turquoise and blue recumbent round scales. Meso and metaventrite with turquoise piliform scales and sparse turquoise and blue recumbent round scales on distal ends. Ventrite I with setae and blue and turquoise lachrymiform scales on distal ends. Ventrite II-V pubescent.
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FF33DE64FE38FDAD" bold="true" box="[245,424,533,559]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Male genitalia</emphasis>
as shown in
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.
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FF33DE46FEC8FDD3" bold="true" box="[245,344,567,593]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Female.</emphasis>
Dimensions (in mm): LB 6.37.0mm, LR 1.3.
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, WR 1.0
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. LP 2.0
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. WP 2.0
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, LE 4.15.0mm. WE
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= 3.
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<paragraph id="8BD736D6FF92FF83FF33DE0AFBCEFC9E" blockId="8.[151,1437,196,930]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Females differ from males in the following: a) rostrum with hump at base but not forming a subtle V-shape and without medial concavity; b) pronotum with sparse blue round scales, c) elytra longer and wider, d) elytra has coarser punctures compared to male, with a small protuberance of white tuft of hairs at the onset of apical declivity, elytra with two pointed conical projections with white suberect piliform scales; and e) Ventrite I more bulging on disc. Otherwise, females are similar to the male.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C372655DFF92FF83FF33DF52FE76FCDD" pageId="8" pageNumber="74" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FF33DF52FE14FCBF" bold="true" box="[245,388,803,829]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet is a toponym referring to the
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locality Municipality of Silago,
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,
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.
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<subSubSection id="C372655DFF92FF83FF33DF16FAC0F858" pageId="8" pageNumber="74" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BD736D6FF92FF83FF33DF16FEB3FC20" blockId="8.[151,1437,196,930]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FF33DF16FE06FC03" bold="true" box="[245,406,871,897]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Distribution.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FE65DF16FD0AFC03" box="[419,666,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Metapocyrtus silago</emphasis>
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is known so far from Mt. Nacolod,
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,
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FF51DF9FFE31FB8A" bold="true" box="[151,417,1006,1032]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Brief Ecological Note</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD736D6FF92FF83FF51D87EFD40FA94" blockId="8.[151,1437,1006,1470]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">
<taxonomicName id="4C684D55FF92FF83FF51D87EFE33FBAB" authorityName="Cabras &amp; Senarillos &amp; Ibañez" authorityYear="2023" box="[151,419,1039,1065]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Metapocyrtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="74" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nacolod" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FF51D87EFE33FBAB" box="[151,419,1039,1065]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Metapocyrtus nacolod</emphasis>
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was collected in Mt. Nacolod, Barangay Catmon, Municipality of Silago,
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at 720
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726 meters above sea level (masl). The collection site is an old logging road, and the area is characterized as a transition between the upper dipterocarp and montane forests (
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Fig. 5 A
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B
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). Based on preliminary observations,
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FE29D804FD66FB0D" box="[495,758,1141,1167]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Metapocyrtus nacolod</emphasis>
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individuals prefer cool and shaded areas. All
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FABAD804FF66FB32" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">M. nacolod</emphasis>
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specimens were found and collected only within the understory vegetation (
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Fig. 5 E
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F
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). Dominant plants were primarily of the genera
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and
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with various species of tree ferns, ground ferns, tree wildings, and other weeds. The collection site was appropriately
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away from the nearest stream. No individuals were found in areas below
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FF33D96CFE79FAB5" box="[245,489,1309,1335]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Metapocyrtus silago</emphasis>
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was found only within the understory vegetation of the interior forest surrounding Barangay Catmon (
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Fig. 5 C
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). The collection site is a lowland dipterocarp forest around
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, dominated by towering premium tree species such as Red Lauan (
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Foxw.
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). This species appears restricted only at the lower slopes of Mt. Nacolod, compared to
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FB81D9F2FB5EFA1F" box="[1095,1230,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">M. nacolod</emphasis>
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which is found at the middle to high-elevation forests of the same mountain.
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FF51DA7BFE73F9A6" bold="true" box="[151,483,1546,1572]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">Conservation Implications</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BD736D6FF92FF83FF51DA5AFEB3F88D" blockId="8.[151,1437,1546,2010]" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">
The discovery of these two previously undescribed species underscores the need for more natural history studies in the Philippine archipelago. In this critical era of biodiversity crisis, basic taxonomic expeditions can help prevent silent species extinctions. Once “new species” are given their proper scientific names, this becomes a springboard for studying their habits and defining their geographical distribution thereby augmenting our understanding of species history and potentially influencing their future conservation efforts. As one of the worlds megadiverse countries, many more unique organisms await discovery in the
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.
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The discovery of
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FE0ADB66FDC4F8B3" box="[460,596,1815,1841]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">M. nacolod</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B91CEAC4FF92FF83FD3DDB66FCFDF8B3" box="[763,877,1815,1841]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="74">M. silago</emphasis>
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serves as compelling evidence of the critical ecological significance of the Mt. Nacolod Mountain range. These two new species, combined with pre-existing data on unique flora and fauna from Mt. Nacolod, highlight its remarkable ecological and evolutionary role as a center of species endemism. Consequently, it deserves a national Protected Area (PA) designation. As the last remaining large block of forest in
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, the areas management as a PA spares this precious KBA, and all its biological inhabitants from anthropogenic threats and destruction.
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