Two new species of Metapocyrtus Heller from Mindanao Island, Philippines (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini)

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2024Author
Cabras, Analyn Anzano
Buenavente, Perry Archival C.
Villegas, Jhonnel P.
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Two new species of Metapocyrtus Heller from Mindanao Islands are described and illustrated: Metapocyrtus
hamiguitan sp. nov., and Metapocyrtus mranaw sp. nov. Metapocyrtus hamiguitan sp. nov. is named after its type
locality, Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, while Metapocyrtus mranaw sp. nov. is named after the
Mranaw (o) tribe of Lanao. Notes on the taxonomy of the novel species are also presented in this paper.
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