Tricondyla (Tricondyla) ovicollis Motschulsky, 1864: 178

Tricondyla (Tricondyla) ovicollis Motschulsky, 1864: 178 View in CoL

Loc. typ.: Iles Philippines. Neotype in ZSM.

Tricondyla (Tricondyla) aptera lumawigi Wiesner, 1989: 237 , syn. nov.

Tricondyla (Tricondyla) ventricosa lumawigi View in CoL : Naviaux, 2002: 68.

Type material. Neotype male: “ Philippines, N Luzon , 300m; / Ilocos Norte pr., Patapat Mts. ; / N of Adams , 18°30N 120°55E; / L. Dembicky leg., 3.iv.2000 [ 18.499168, 120.914781] // “ Tricondyla aptera / ovicollis / det. Wiesner, 2001 // Tricondyla / ventricosa / lumawigi / det. Naviaux, 2001 // ” NEOTYPE / Tricondyla (s.str.) / ovicollis Motschulsky, 1864 / design. Anichtchenko & / Wiesner, 2023 [printed, red]” (JWc) GoogleMaps ; Holotype of aptera lumawigi Wiesner, 1989, male: “ Philippines / Mt. Province / 29.9.87 Lumawig [ 17.115277, 121.143690]” ( JWc) GoogleMaps . Paratype of aptera lumawigi Wiesner, 1989, 1 male: “ Philippines / Mt. Province / 29.9.87 Lumawig ” ( JWc) .

Additional material. 2m, 2f: “ Philippines, N Luzon, Nueva Vizcaya, Kayapa , xii.2016 [ 16.550395, 120.842362]” ( DUBC) GoogleMaps ; 1m: “ April 2017, Kayapa , Nueva Vizcaya, N Luzon, Philippines ” ( WJc) ; 1f: idem but January 2017 ( WJc) ; 1f: “ Philippines, N Luzon, Sierra Madre , Isabela, 9.2013 [ 17.239814, 122.107425]” ( DUBC) GoogleMaps ; 1f: “ Philippines, N Luzon, Benguet, 3.2014 [ 16.558523, 120.848014]” ( DUBC) GoogleMaps ; 1m: “ November 2018, Ditumabo , Aurora, E Luzon, Philippines [ 15.656884, 121.443911]” ( WJc) GoogleMaps ; 1f: idem but January 2020 ( AAc) GoogleMaps ; 1f: “ June 2017, Rodriguez , Rizal, S Luzon, Philippines [ 14.752717, 121.176760]” ( WJc) GoogleMaps ; 1f: idem but February 2018 ( WJc) GoogleMaps ; 2m: “ January 2018, Dingalan , Aurora, E Luzon, Philippines [ 15.443871, 121.397133]” ( WJc) GoogleMaps ; 1m: “ November 2018, Sta Ana, Cagayan, N Luzon , Philippines [ 18.383612, 122.207249]” ( WJc) GoogleMaps ; 2m: “ February 2023, Norzagaray , Bulacan, C Luzon, Philippines [ 14.877222, 121.171960]” ( WJc) GoogleMaps ; 1m: “ September 2022, Gabaldon, N. Ecija , Central Luzon, Philippines [ 15.520929, 121.327378]” ( WJc) GoogleMaps ; 1m: “ April 22, 2021, Mt. Banahaw , Tayabas, Quezon, Luzon , Philippines [ 14.061015, 121.505117]” ( WJc) GoogleMaps ; 1f: “ September 2018, Cabagan , Isabela, E. Luzon, Philippines [ 17.371827, 121.919297]” ( WJc) GoogleMaps ; 1m: “ January 2019, Disimungal , Maddela, Quirino, E. Luzon, Philippines [ 16.256632, 121.716578]” ( WJc) GoogleMaps . SAMAR: 1m: “ February 2017, Lope de Vega , Samar, Philippines [ 12.300340, 124.665811]” ( WJc) GoogleMaps ; 1f: idem but November 2016 ( WJc) GoogleMaps .

Differential diagnosis. Body size 15.5–18 mm; color usually black, sometimes with blue or copper luster ( Figs 13–19 View FIGURES 13–28 ). Similar to and sympatric with T. ventricosa ; reliably distinguished by the shape of the endophallus. Exterior differs by more marked interocular furrow and by a gently punctured apical half of elytra (rarely punctures barely visible). In T. ventricosa interocular furrows shallow, as in T. aptera , and disc of elytra in apical half is always smooth. Aedeagus ( Figs 14–15 View FIGURES 13–28 ). Endophallus ( Figs 20–28 View FIGURES 13–28 ), protuberances: VB weakly convex; DB large and not biforked; D large and laterally prominent; DA relatively small and short; A large and transversally biforked; VA large, robust, and relatively short; flagellum long and thin.

Comments. Type of T. ovicollis was not found in the collection of Motschulsky in ZMUM, thus a neotype is designated here. The subspecies Tricondyla (Tricondyla) aptera lumawigi Wiesner, 1989 syn. nov. was described on the basis of two specimens with identical labels ( Mountain Province) but without precise data. Its endophallus structure is similar to that of T. ovicollis . The slight differences are due to the fact that it is not fully inflated. New synonymy is proposed here.

Distribution. Endemic to the Philippines ( Map 1 View MAP ), known from Luzon and Samar.