Myriochila (s. str.) specularis (Chaudoir, 1865)
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https://doi.org/10.59893/abud.24(1).003 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A587C1-FF83-B503-FD4C-FD9B31DAFED1 |
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Felipe |
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Myriochila (s. str.) specularis |
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Myriochila (s. str.) specularis View in CoL brevipennis
(W. Horn, 1897) ( Fig. 1)
Material. 1 m, 1 f: “Roxas, Palawan, Philippines, July 2023 ” ( DUBC); 1 m, 1 f: “ Indonesia, Sumatra, Z. Aceh, 24.3.1993, leg. Dr. E.W. Diehl ” (AAc) .
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New and Interesting Records of Tiger-Beetles ( Cicindelidae , Coleoptera ) from the Philippines
Comments. Specimens from Palawan were carefully compared with the material of M. (s. str.) specularis brevipennis (W. Horn, 1897) from Sumatra. No substantial differences in external morphology and aedeagus structure were found. High quality image of the aedeagus, showing the endophallus structure ( Fig. 1c) is provided here for the first time. Species first time recorded for the Philippines.
Distribution. This species is widely distributed in SE Asian region: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The subspecies brevipennis is known from Indonesia (Sumatra: Aceh, S. Utara, S, Barat, Bengkulu, Jambi, S. Selatan, Lampung; Jawa; Sumbawa; Selei Is; Sulawesi: S. Selatan, Sumba), Malaysia (Borneo: Sarawak), Philippines (Palawan).
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