Calomera lacrymosa (Dejean, 1825)

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

Calomera lacrymosa (Dejean, 1825) Figures 3C, E , 5D , 9B

General distribution.

Species endemic to Philippines where it was found in greater part of the country, including Balabac, Bucas Grande, Homonhon, Luzon, Palawan, Mindanao, Mindoro, and Sibuyan; in Mindanao Island it was noted from Davao and Northern Mindanao regions ( Cabras et al. 2016a, b).

Literature data for Northern Mindanao.

Lanao del Norte province: Iligan City, Barangay Tipanoy ( Cassola 2000; Cabras et al. 2016a); Misamis Oriental province: Municipality of Tagoloan, Tagoloan River ( Cassola 2000; Cabras et al. 2016a).

Material examined.

Lanao del Norte province: Iligan City - Barangay Bonbonon, 8.265458N, 124.310138E, 47 m a.s.l., 05-07.2017, 40 exx., leg. D. A. P. Acal (DAC); Municipality of Bacolod, Barangay Esperanza, 8°10'12"N, 124°0'22"E, 27 m a.s.l., 05-07.2017, 210 exx., leg. D. A. P. Acal (DAC), 13.12.2018, 4♂♂, leg. R. Jaskuła (RJC); Iligan City - Barangay Puga-an, sandy bank of Puga-an River, 8°13'21.3"N, 124°15'52.0"E, 10.29.2018, 4♂♂ 5♀♀, leg. C. Torres (RJC); Iligan City - Barangay Puga-an, sandy bank of Puga-an River, 8°13'29.6"N, 124°15'57.8"E, 10.29.2018, 3♂♂, leg. C. Torres (RJC); Iligan City - Barangay Puga-an, rocky bank of Puga-an River, 8°13'31.5"N, 124°16'08.6"E, 10.29.2018, 7♂♂ 1♀, leg. C. Torres (RJC); Iligan City - Barangay Puga-an, 8°13'30.73"N, 124°16'6.18"E, 21 m a.s.l., 3♂♂, leg. D. A. P. Acal (RJC); Iligan City - Barangay Tipanoy, Tubod River, 8°11'38.12"N, 124°15'25.38"E, 20 m a.s.l., 29.08.2018, 1♀, leg. D. A. P. Acal (RJC); Iligan City - Barangay Merila, 8°12'17"N, 124°15'24"E, 13.12.2018, 18 m a.s.l., 4♂♂ 4♀. leg. D. A. P. Acal (RJC); Iligan City - Barangay Bonbonon, 8°16'11.69"N, 124°17'16.11"E, 11 m a.s.l., 04.11.2018, 40 exx., leg. D. A. P. Acal (DAC); Barangay Merila, Iligan City, 15.12.2018, 4♂♂ 4♀♀, leg. D. A. P. Acal (RJC); Misamis Oriental province: Cagayan de Oro City, Malasag Cugman, Mapawa Nature Park, 8°26'5.93"N, 124°42'12.40"E, 334 m a.s.l., 20.08.2017, 7♂♂ 1♀, leg. O. Bagona (RJC); Misamis Occidental province: Municipality of Lopez Jaena, 8°33'00"N, 123°46'00"E, 11.2018, 11♂♂ 4♀♀, leg. A. B. Lapore (RJC).

Habitat.

The species occurs on sandy river banks (pers. obs.).

Remarks.

At least in some areas Calomera lacrymosa seems to occur sympatrically or even syntopically with C. mindanaoensis (pers. obs.). C. lacrymosa was recently noted as a host of Hexathrombium parasitic mites ( Acari: Microtrombidiidae ) ( Acal et al. in press).

Figures

Figure 3. Habitats of tiger beetles from Northern Mindanao region: Calomera angulata angulata (C-E) (sites 10 - 12), C. lacrymosa (C, E) (sites 10, 12), C. mindanaoensis (C-F, H) (sites 10 - 13, 15), Cylindera discreta elaphroides (A, C-E) (sites 9 - 12), C. minuta (A, C-E) (sites 9 - 12), C. viduata (G) (site 14), Lophyra striolata tenuiscripta (G) (site 14), Therates coracinus coracinus (B) (site 10) (descriptions of sites in Table 1; photographs A, C-H DAPA, B RJ).

Figure 5. Some of the tiger beetle species recorded in Northern Mindanao region: A Tricondyla (Tricondyla) aptera punctipennis B Prothyma (Symplecthyma) heteromallicollis heteromallicollis C Calomera mindanaoensis D C. lacrymosa E Lophyra (Spilodia) striolata tenuiscripta F Cylindera (Eugrapha) minuta G, H C. (Ifasina) discreta elaphroides (photographs A-D, H RJ, E-G DAPA).

Figure 9. Distribution of A Calomera cabigasi B C. lacrymosa C C. mindanaoensis D Lophyra (Spilodia) striolata tenuiscripta E Thopeutica (Thopeutica) angulihumerosa, and F T. (T.) darlingtonia in Northern Mindanao region.