Therates hubertusi Medina & Cabras, 2022

Therates hubertusi Medina & Cabras, 2022

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New and Interesting Records of Tiger-Beetles ( Cicindelidae , Coleoptera ) from the Philippines

Material. 2 m, 1 f: “ Philippines, Mindanao. Davao del Sur, Karilongan Mt. , 850m, 7.126816, 125.357420, 16-17.v.2023, Anichtchenko A. leg.” (AAc) GoogleMaps ; 1 m, 1 f: “ Mindanao, Misamis or., Cagayan de Oro, IV.2023 ” (RSc) .

Comments. The species was previously known only from the type locality, where it occurs extremely locally, over an area of several tens of meters, despite the fact that there are a large number of similar biotopes nearby. Therefore, it is very encouraging to find this species in another part of the island.

Ecology. In the type locality species was collected approximately 200 meters from the riparian secondary forest ecosystem, around 700 m a.s.l., perching in Cyatheaconta minans (Giant Tree Fern). The biotype has clayish soil partially covered with shrubs mostly members of Pteridophyta and Anthophyta ( Medina et al. 2022). High-quality image of aedeagus, showing endophallus structure ( Fig. 4c) is given for the first time.

Distribution. Endemic to Mindanao.