新物种，一种来自菲律宾棉兰老岛北达沃省的不会飞的象鼻虫（鞘翅目：象甲科：隐喙象亚科：瘤象鼻虫族）。

sp. nov., a new flightless weevil from Davao de Oro, Mindanao Island, Philippines (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Pachyrhynchini).

作者信息

Cabras Analyn Anzano, Torrejos Chrestine, Medina Milton Norman

机构信息

Coleoptera Research Center, Institute for Biodiversity and Environment, University of Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines Coleoptera Research Center, Institute for Biodiversity and Environment, University of Mindanao Davao City Philippines.

出版信息

Biodivers Data J. 2021 Nov 2;9:e72561. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e72561. eCollection 2021.

BACKGROUND

The genus Heller, 1912 is the most speciose and taxonomically complex genus in the tribe Pachyrhynchini. It is known to be endemic in the Philippines, with most species having a very narrow range of distribution. There are already more than 230 species of documented in the Philippines.

NEW INFORMATION

sp. nov., a new species of the genus Heller, 1912 from Davao de Oro, Mindanao Island, Philippines, is described with brief notes about its ecology. Its specific epithet is from the Cebuano word "dagtum" which means pitch black referring to the colour of the integument of the species.