Cylindera (Ifasina) discreta elaphroides (Doktouroff, 1882)

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

Cylindera (Ifasina) discreta elaphroides (Doktouroff, 1882) Figures 2H , 3A, C-E , 5G-H , 10D

General distribution.

Subspecies endemic to the Philippines, recorded till now from Leyte, Mindanao, Palawan, Samar ( Cabras et al. 2016a), and Cebu ( Cabrera et al. 2019); in Mindanao noted from Davao ( Cabras et al. 2016a, b; Cabras and Wiesner 2016) and Northern Mindanao regions (new records).

Material examined.

Bukidnon province: Mt. Kitanglad, 11-12.2014, 1♀, leg. N. Mohagan (JWC); Malaybalay City, Barangay Kalasungay, 8°11'28"N, 125°5'54"E, 770 m a.s.l., 06-08.2017, 47 exx., leg. D. A. P. Acal (DAC); Malaybalay City, Barangay Can-ayan, 8°11'31"N, 125°9'13"E, 653 m a.s.l., 06-08.2017, 226 exx., leg. D.A.P. Acal (DAC); Mt. Kalatungan, Sitio Bato, Municipality of Maramag, 11.2019., 2 exx., leg. R. Jaskuła, D. A. P. Acal (RJC); Lanao del Norte province: Iligan City - Barangay Bonbonon, 8.265458N, 124.310138E, 47 m a.s.l., 06.2017, 5 exx, leg. D. A. P. Acal (DAC); Iligan City - Barangay Merila, Tubod River, 8°12'17"N, 124°15'24"E, 18 m a.s.l., 05.2017, 3 exx., leg. D. A. P. Acal (DAC); Iligan City - Barangay Baraas, Tubod River, 8°12'40.23"N, 124°14'53.25"E, 12 m a.s.l., 17.07.2018, 2♀♀, leg. D. A. P. Acal (RJC); Iligan City - Barangay Tubod, Tubod River, 8°13'12.12"N, 124°14'56.00"E, 9 m a.s.l., 17.07.2018, 1 ex., leg. D.A.P. Acal (DAC); Iligan City - Barangay Puga-an, sandy bank of Puga-an River, 8°13'21.3"N, 124°15'52.0"E, 10.29.2018, 9♂♂ 2♀♀, 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 Tipanoy, Tubod River, 8°11'38.12"N, 124°15'25.38"E, 20 m a.s.l., 29.08.2018, 4♂♂ 1♀, leg. D. A. P. Acal (RJC); Municipality of Bacolod, Barangay Esperanza, 8°10'12"N, 124°0'22"E, 27 m a.s.l., 05.2017, 1 ex., leg. D. A. P. Acal (DAC), 13.12.2018, bank of river, 2♂♂, leg. R. Jaskuła (RJC); Municipality of Bacolod, Barangay Mati, 8°9'4"N, 124°0'57"E, 53 m a.s.l., 13.12.2018, 2♂♂, leg. R. Jaskuła (RJC); Iligan City - Barangay Rogongon, Sitio Lawlawon, 8°14'51.13N, 124°25'25.31"E, 359 m a.s.l., 10.03.2019, 10 exx., leg. D. A. P. Acal (DAC); 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, 9♂♂ 7♀♀, leg. O. Bagona (RJC); Municipality of Lugait, Barangay Upper Talacogon, river bank, 8°20'47.04"N, 124°16'58.80"E, 08.11.2018, 2♂♂ 2♀♀, leg. V. M. Mirabueno (RJC), 01.12.2018, 4♂♂ 1♀, leg. V. M. Mirabueno (RJC); Municipality of Lugait, Barangay Lower Talacogon, river bank, 8°20'47.04"N, 124°16'58.80"E, 03.12.2018, 2♂♂ 1♀, leg. V. M. Mirabueno (RJC); Municipality of Lugait, Barangay Aya-Aya, river bank, 8°20'00.16"N, 124°18'36.77"E, 07.11.2018, 2♂♂, leg. V. M. Mirabueno (RJC).

Habitat.

A riverine tiger beetles species recorded on sandy bank (per. obs.).

Remarks.

Although C. discreta elaphroides is active mainly during sunlight hours on the river banks, it was also noted as species actively hunting during heavy rain on vertical surfaces ( Cabrera et al. 2019). Some specimens were also observed resting on the leaves of Pennisetum sp. along the river (pers. obs.).

Figures

Figure 2. Habitats of tiger beetles from Northern Mindanao region: Calomera mindanaoensis (A-G) (sites 1 - 7), Cylindera discreta elaphroides (H) (site 8), C. minuta (G) (site 7), C. mouthiezi (H) (site 8) (descriptions of sites in Table 1; photographs DAPA).

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 10. Distribution of A Thopeutica (T.) milanae B T. (Thopeutica) virginea C Cylindera (Eugrapha) minuta D C. (Ifasina) discreta elaphroides E C. (Ifasina) mouthiezi, and F C. (Ifasina) viduata in Northern Mindanao region.