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Daugavpils University (Ilgas, Daugavpils Distr.,
Latvia). Digital stereomicroscopes Nikon AZ100
Multizoom, Nikon SMZ745T and Zeiss SteREO
Lumar.V12, NIS Elements Advanced Research
software, Canon EOS 60D and Canon EOS-1Ds
Mark II digital cameras were used in this study.
The distribution map of the new species in the
Philippines archipelago (Fig. 2) was drawn using
ArcGIS 10 software.
Filipinmulciber mindanaoanus sp. n.
Fig. 1, 2
Holotype: Male: Philippines: Mindanao isl.,
Bukidnon, Panamokan, 11.2014., local collector
leg.; Holotype: | Filipinmulciber | mindanaoanus
sp. n. | A.Barševskis det. 2017 <red rectangular
label, handwritten>
General distribution: Philippines: Mindanao
Isl. (Fig. 2).
INTRODUCTION
The genus Filipinmulciber Vives, 2009 distributed
in the Philippine Archipelago and represented by
three species: F. breuningi Vives, 2009 and F.
vivesi Barševskis, 2016 are known from Luzon
Island, and F. palawanus Vives, 2015 was
described from Palawan Island (Barševskis,
2016; Vives 2015).
In the present study, additional new (fourth)
species from Mindanao Island (Bukindon) is
described and illustrated. The new discovery of
this genus for the Mindanao Island shows that
the species of Filipinmulciber are distributed
practically throughout the Philippine Archipelago.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The holotype of a new species is deposited in
DUBC, Coleopterological Research Center,
Institute of Life Sciences and Technology,
Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp. 17 (2) 2017
ISSN 1407 - 8953
A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS FILIPINMULCIBER
VIVES, 2009 (COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE) FROM
PHILIPPINES
Arvīds Barševskis
Barševskis A. 2017. A new species of the genus Filipinmulciber Vives, 2009 (Coleoptera:
Cerambycidae) from Philippines. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp., 17 (2): 289 – 292.
Filipinmulciber mindanaoanus sp. n. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Homomoeini) from
Philippines (Mindanao: Bukidnon), is described and illustrated. The genus Filipinmulciber
Vives, 2009 in the world fauna is now represented by four species.
Key words: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Apomecyni, Philippines, new species, Filipinmulciber.
Arvīds Barševskis. Daugavpils University, Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies,
Coleopterological Research Center, Vienības Str. 13, Daugavpils, LV-5401, Latvia; E-mail:
arvids.barsevskis@du.lv
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Fig. 1. Holotype of Filipinmulciber mindanaoanus
sp. n.
Fig. 2. Distribution of Filipinmulciber
mindanaoanus sp. n.
Fig. 3. Filipinmulciber palawanus Vives, 2015
(image from: Vives, 2015)
Fig. 4. Filipinmulciber breuningi Vives, 2009
Barševskis A.
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portions. Disc of pronotum smooth and shiny,
with very sparse coarse punctures and very ne
microsculpture. Basal angles invisible. Anterior
and posterior margin of pronotum bordered.
Scutellum of holotype invisible. Medio-lateral
parts of of pronotum with paired strongly
protruded laterad denticles.
Elytra elongate, brown, glossy, with well-
developed shoulder. Puncturation of elytra coarse,
interspaces between punctures with very ne
microsculpture and covered by sparse golden-
brown tomentum and with several isolated small
yellow-brown spots: rst pair of more visible
oval spots situated laterally before middle of
elytra, second pair of smaller spots situated
behind middle portion of each elytron near suture.
Dorsal portions of elytra at apex with rudiments
of longitudinal ridges.
Legs dark-brown, slightly shiny, tomentose.
Femora massive, tibia slender, relatively short,
dilated in anterior part. Tarsus covered by
pale tomentum and dark setae. Tarsomeres
emarginated with long, dense band of yellow
setae.
Female unknown.
Dierential diagnosis. The new species diers
from three other species by the shapes of the
body surface. New species more similar to F.
palawanus, but diers by the following features:
1) dierent shape of surface drawings: posterior
margin of eyes and elytra of F. mindanaoanus
sp.n. with well isolated yellow-brown oval
and elongate spots, while head and elytra of
F. palawanus without isolated spots (Fig. 3);
2) elytra of of F. palawanus with two well-
developed longitudinal ridges, while elytra of
a new species at apex only with rudiments of
longitudinal ridges; 3) head of of F. palawanus
triangular, while head of F. mindanaoanus
sp.n. clearly quadrangular, with more sparse
puncturation. F. mindanaoanus sp.n. diers from
F. breuningi (Fig. 4) and F. vivesi (Fig. 5) by the
brown body species (relative species are black),
by the presence of rudiments of longitudinal
ridges which are not presented on the elytra of
Description. Length: 10.7 mm; maximum width:
2.9 mm. Body dark brown, elongated.
Head quadrangular, at, transverse, with coarse
punctures and irregular small spots of white and
yellow-brown tomentum and two large spots
behind posterior side of eyes of brown tomentum.
Eyes slightly convex, with comparatively large
facets. Cheeks with sparse pale pubescence.
Middle portion of head with wide impressed
furrow and very thin middle line and with spot of
sparse white and yellow-brown tomentum. Head
distinctly darker than pronotum and elytra, dark-
brown. Mandibles sharp and relatively slide, dark-
brown. Labrum dark-brown, tomentose. Clypeus
very narrow, transverse, curved, with very ne
puncturation and pale tomentum. Antennae
slender, brown, with very ne punctures and
tomentum; rst four basal antennomeres slightlu
darker than remaining segments; relatively long
1st antennomere thickened. Left antennae of
holotype without apical antennomeres.
Pronotum transverse, with small spots of pale
yellow-brown and white tomentum in lateral
Fig. 5. Filipinmulciber vivesi Barševskis, 2016
A new species of the genus Filipinmulciber Vives, 2009 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Philippines
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Received: 09.09.2017.
Accepted: 14.10.2017
F. breuningi and F. vivesi, and by the more sparse
puncturation of the body.
Etymology. The species is named after the type
locality.
AKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I wish to express my gratitude to my colleagues
Alexey Shavrin (Daugavpils, Latvia) for valuable
comments, Alexander Anichtchenko for help in
preparation of photographs of beetles, and Maris
Nitcis for help in preparation of the distribution
map.
REFERENCES
Barševskis A. 2016. New species of the genus
Filipinmulciber Vives, 2009 (Coleoptera:
Cerambycidae) from the Philippines. Baltic
J. Coleopterol., 16(1): 63 - 67.
Vives E. 2015. New or interesting Cerambycidae
from the Philippines (Coleoptera,
Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) (Part XII). Boletin
de la S. E. A., 56 (30.06.2015): 49 - 60.
Barševskis A.
