Tricondyla (Stenotricondyla) cavifrons Schaum, 1862

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 (Stenotricondyla) cavifrons Schaum, 1862 Figure 6E

General distribution.

Species endemic to the Philippines where it was noted from Balabac, Mindanao, and Palawan; in Mindanao it was recorded only from Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ( Marohomsalic et al. 2021), this is the first record from Northern Mindanao region.

Material examined.

Bukidnon province: Mt. Kitanglad, 10.2014, 1♀, leg. N. Mohagan (JWC); Mt. Kitanglad, 11-12.2014, 2♂♂ 1♀, 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, 3 exx., leg. J. Ebina, M. L. Lumontod, G. C. Café (RJC).

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.

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.