Tricondyla (Tricondyla) elongata Horn, 1906

Acal, Dale Ann P., Wiesner, Juergen, Nuneza, Olga M. & Jaskula, Radomir, 2021, Tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of Northern Mindanao region (Philippines): checklist, distributional maps, and habitats, ZooKeys 1017, pp. 37-75 : 37

Tricondyla (Tricondyla) elongata Horn, 1906 Figure 6B

General distribution.

Species endemic to the Philippines, where it was recorded from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; in Mindanao recorded only in Northern Mindanao, Davao, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao regions ( Cabras et al. 2016a, b; Marohomsalic et al. 2021).

Literature data for Northern Mindanao.

Bukidnon province: Lantapan and Impasung-ong ( Cabras et al. 2016a); Misamis Occidental province: Mt. Malindang ( Cabras et al. 2016a); Misamis Oriental province: Mt. Balatucan-Lumot ( Cabras et al. 2016a).

Material examined.

Bukidnon province: Mt. Kitanglad, 28.VII.1990, 1♂ 2♀♀, ex coll. Y. Nishiyama (JWC); Mt. Kitanglad, 10.2014, 9♂♂ 5♀♀, leg. N. Mohagan (JWC); Lanao del Norte province: Mount Agad-agad, 8°12'49.34"N, 124°16'9.66"E, ca. 470 m a.s.l., 11.2019, 1 ex., leg. J. Ebina, M. L. Lumontod, G. C. Café (RJC); Dodiongan Falls, Iligan City - Barangay Bonbonon, 8.271457N, 124.314140E, 47 m a.s.l., 11.2019, 1 ex., leg. R. Jaskuła (RJC); Tinago Falls, Iligan City - Barangay Ditucalan, 8.159820N, 124.185460E, 11.2019, 1 ex., leg. Ł. Trębicki (RJC); Misamis Oriental province: Cagayan de Oro, Malasag forest, 23.05.1978, 1♀, leg. A. Bandinelli (JWC).

Habitat.

Forest, arboreal species found on vertical and fallen tree trunks. Marohomsalic et al. (2021) recorded native and invasive tree species having extrafloral nectaries as favorite hunting areas for this species in the human-disturbed habitats.

Figures

Figure 6. Distribution of A Tricondyla (Tricondyla) aptera punctipennis B T. (T.) elongata C T. (T.) gracilis D T. (Stenotricondyla) cyanipes E T. (Stenotricondyla) cavifrons, and F Neocollyris (Neocollyris) albitarsis in Northern Mindanao region.