Episomus lentus Erichson, 1834

Bramanti, Alessandro, Bramanti, Andrea & Rukmane-Bārbale, Anita, 2021, To the knowledge on the Philippine weevils of the genus Episomus Schoenherr, 1826 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) with description of one new species from Palawan Island, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 21 (1), pp. 35-42 : 36

Episomus lentus Erichson, 1834

Fig. 1, 6.

Material examined: PHILIPPINES / Luzon, Nueva Vizcaya, Kayapa / X. 2015 / local collector leg. (5) // XI. 2015 (2) // III. 2016 (2) // VI. 2016 (2) // VIII. 2016 (2) (all in DUBC) // XI. 2017 (1 male, 2 females) (all in BRAA) // PHILIPPINES / Luzon, Batangas / III. 2014 / local collector leg. (1) (all in DUBC) // III. 2014 (1 male, 1female) // PHILIPPINES / S Luzon isl. / Bataan prov. / Mariveles / XI. 2017 / local collector leg. (1 female) (all in BRAA). Total: 20 ex.. Dorsal habitus as shown in Fig. 1 .

Distribution notes: Species is reported from several points of the Luzon Island: Kayapa, Nueva Vizcya province in Central part of the island and Batangas and Mariveles at the far south of the island. Preivious known record for the species distribution was Los Banos, Laguna province at the southern part of the Luzon. New data reveals higher species distribution range of the species, that covers from far south up to central part of the island.