Cylindera (Conidera) mindoroana sp. n. (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), a new tiger beetle species from the Philippines

Authors

Herbert Zettel, Natural History Museum ViennaFollow
Jürgen Wiesner, Wolfsburg, GermanyFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0632: 1–10

Comments

Published in 2018 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8650F648-F9B9-47A7-85E9-37BABD17A6A1

Abstract

Conidera Rivalier, 1961 is a well-defined subgenus of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) hitherto only known from two species endemic to the island of Luzon. This paper describes the first species from Mindoro, with a doubtful record from Mindanao. Cylindera (Conidera) mindoroana Zettel and Wiesner, new species, differs strongly by an unusual shape of the female’s elytra. A diagnosis for Conidera and a key to the species of this subgenus is presented.