Polyphida monticola Heller, 1915

Barševskis, ArvÓds, Cabras, Analyn Anzano & Medina, Milton Norman Dejadena, 2022, To the knowledge of the genus Polyphida Pascoe, 1861 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the Philippines, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 22 (2), pp. 403-411 : 408-409

Polyphida monticola Heller, 1915

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Scutellum small, semicircular, with pubescence like that on pronotum. Smooth portion of pars stridens with very fine transverse microsculpture.

Elytra subparallel, narrowed in apical quarter, apically truncate, with acute small sutural and large marginal denticles; finely and irregularly punctate along suture and in apical quarter, coarsely punctate in basal portion, finer and irregularly in preapical; each puncture with fine silver­grey seta, in apical quarter with semierect hairs. Elytra with five bands of silvery tomentum. Basal band enlarged at shoulders and along suture connected with anteriomedial transverse band, the latter joined with another transverse band in posterior third and further rounded toward apex. Ventral surface of body with dense pubescence, with sparse, short, erect pilosity. Legs with very fine, silvery white pubescence and several erect hairs. Some specimens have silver grey pubescence with somewhat golden lustre.

The aedeagus is damaged.

Differential diagnosis. For determination of this species, see the key below.

Etymology. The name of this species is derived from the name of the island where this species was collected.

Habitat. The new species was collected on the junction between a primary forest and secondary forest at an elevation of 1100 m asl ( Fig. 7 ). Some portions of the land were cleared to be planted by tiger grass as part of the livelihood of the Bagobo­Klata living in the area. The plant where the new species was collected has not been identified.

References: Heller 1915; Breuning 1970; Hüdepohl 1992; Vives 2013; Viktora 2015.

Type material: Senckenberg Natural History Collections [Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen], Dresden.

General distribution: Philippines: Luzon, Negros.

Material examined: Philippines: Luzon, Banaue, Ifugao, 06.2016 (1, local collector leg.), 07.2016 (6, local collector leg.), 08.2016 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Barlig , 06.2014 (1, local collector leg.), 11.2015 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Bicol , Camarines Sur, Lagonoy , 11. 2018 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Cagayan, 08.2013 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Cagayan, Sta Ana , 09.2016 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Mountain Prov. , Mt. Polis , 06.2014 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Nueva Vizcaya, 07.2012 (1, local collector leg.); 09.2020 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Nueva Vizcaya, Belance , 03.2014 (1, local collector leg.), 04.2014 (1, local collector leg.), 05.2014 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Sierra Madre , Aurora, Dingalan , 09.2017 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Sierra Madre , Isabela, 07.2013 (1, local collector leg.), 04.2014 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Sierra Madre , Quirino, 03.2014 (1, local collector leg.), 04.2014 (1, local collector leg.), 11.2014 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Sierra Madre , Quirino, Madela , 06.2016 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Sierra Madre , Quirino, Madela , Dasimungal , 07.2016 (1, local collector leg.); Luzon , Sierra Madre , Quirino, Nagtipunan , 09.2014 (2, local collector leg.); Negros , MT. Canlaon, 600–900 m, 10.2014 (1, local collector leg.), 08.2015 (1, local collector leg.); Negros, Don Salvador Benedicto, 05.2020 (1, local collector leg.) .

Figures

Fig. 4. Polyphida monticola Heller, 1915.

Fig. 7. Habitats of Polyphida mindanaoana sp. nov. in environment of Mt. Talomo (Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines) Photo: A. Barševskis.