Abstract
BackgroundThe genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 is the most speciose and taxonomically complex genus in the tribe Pachyrhynchini. It is known to be endemic in the Philippines, with most species having a very narrow range of distribution. There are already more than 230 species of Metapocyrtus documented in the Philippines.New informationMetapocyrtusdagtum sp. nov., a new species of the genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 from Davao de Oro, Mindanao Island, Philippines, is described with brief notes about its ecology. Its specific epithet is from the Cebuano word “dagtum” which means pitch black referring to the colour of the integument of the species.
Highlights
Davao de Oro, formerly Compostela Valley, is located in the eastern part of Davao Region, bounded by Agusan del Sur in the north, Davao Oriental in the east and the south, Davao Gulf in the southwest, and Davao del Norte in the west
It is known to be endemic in the Philippines, with most species having a very narrow range of distribution
Davao de Oro proves to be a trove of new species as new species of beetles from the genus Metapocyrtus Heller 1912 (Curculionidae) (Cabras et al 2018, Cabras and Medina 2019), Pachyrhynchus Germar (Rukmane and Barsevskis 2016), Odochilus Harold, 1877 (Scarabaeidae) ( Rakovič and Anichtchenko 2021), Rhyparus Agassiz, 1846 (Scarabaeidae) (Anichtchenko et al 2021) and Thopeutica Schaum, 1861 (Cicindelidae) (Medina et al 2019) have been described from the Province within the past few years
Summary
The genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 is the most speciose and taxonomically complex genus in the tribe Pachyrhynchini. It is known to be endemic in the Philippines, with most species having a very narrow range of distribution. There are already more than 230 species of Metapocyrtus documented in the Philippines. Nov., a new species of the genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 from Davao de Oro, Mindanao Island, Philippines, is described with brief notes about its ecology. Its specific epithet is from the Cebuano word “dagtum” which means pitch black referring to the colour of the integument of the species
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