Tricondyla (Tricondyla) ventricosa Schaum, 1862: 180

Loc. typ. unspecified, types lost. Neotype in DUBC.

Type material. Neotype, male “ August 2022 / Sta Ana / Cagayan, N Luzon / Philippines // NEOTYPE / Tricondyla (s.str.) / ventricosa Schaum, 1862 / des. Anichtchenko & / Wiesner, 2023 [printed, red]”.

Additional material. LUZON: 1m, 1f: “ Philippines, E Luzon, Sierra Madre, Quirino, x.2013 [17.296276, 122.092859]”(DUBC) ; 1f:“ idem but Jan.2014 ”(DUBC); 1m,1f:“Luzon, Lohong, 6.2012 [13.846959, 122.658086]” (DUBC); 1m: “ Philippines, N Luzon, Nueva Vizcaya, Kayapa, xii.2016 [16.541767, 120.935141]” (DUBC) ; 1f: “ Philippines, Belance, Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon, v.2014 [16.201188, 121.248307]” (DUBC) ; 1m, 1f: “ May 2019, San Martin, Quirino, E. Luzon, Philippines [16.390476, 121.779736]” (WJc); 1m: “ June 2018, Sta Ana, Cagayan, N Luzon, Philippines [18.474934, 122.169581]” (WJc); 1f: idem but August 2018 (WJc); 1f: idem but September 2020 (WJc); 1f: idem but August 2022 (AAc); 1f: “ August 2018, Pudtol, Cagayan, N. Luzon, Philippines [18.199234, 121.343960]” (WJc); 1m: “ July 2019, Hungduan, Ifugao, N. Luzon, Philippines [16.851182, 120.989127]” (WJc); 1f: “ July 2019, Barlig, Mt. Prov., N. Luzon, Philippines [17.069875, 121.148639]” (WJc); 2m, 2f: “ July 2019, Adams, Ilocos N., N. Luzon, Philippines ” [18.449878, 120.902628] (WJc) .

Differential diagnosis. Body size 18.5–24 mm; color copper, bronze or with bluish tinge (Figs 29–32).

Apical half of elytra without any trace of punctures, completely smooth, with setigerous pores only, strongly convex; apex of aedeagus moderately down curved (Fig. 116). Endophallus (Figs 33–36), protuberances: VB large and moderately protruding; DB relatively small, smaller than D; D large, unusually shaped, with two small, laterally protruding horns; V large; DA short; VA large, conic in apical half.

Comments: Type of T. ventricosa was not found in MNHU and is apparently lost (Bernd Jaeger pers. com.). A neotype is designated herein.

Distribution. Philippines, endemic on Luzon (Map 1). Known from the mountainous regions of northern part of the island. The single collection site from Lohong needs confirmation.