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Issue: Vol. 5620 No. 1: 8 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5620.1.6
Page range: 143-162
Abstract views: 146
PDF downloaded: 10

New Pachyrhynchini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from the Visayas, Philippines

Museo di Storia naturale del Salento, 73021 Calimera (Lecce), Italy
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Coleoptera weevils species discovery everted endophallus chorology vicariant species

Abstract

Six new taxa from the Visayas Islands (Philippines) are described: Metapocyrtus restrictus Bollino, new species and Metapocyrtus smeraldinus Bollino, new species from Negros; Pachyrhynchus sugbo Bollino, new species, Metapocyrtus simillimus Bollino, new species, and Metapocyrtus bicolor Bollino, new species from Cebu; and Metapocyrtus striatus viridistriatus Bollino, new subspecies from Tablas (Romblon group). Additionally, Pachyrhynchus yoshitakeorum Yoshitake, Bollino & Sandel, 2019 from the island of Cebu is reported for the first time.

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How to Cite

Bollino, M. & Ersoy, D.E. (2025) New Pachyrhynchini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from the Visayas, Philippines. Zootaxa, 5620 (1), 143–162. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.1.6