Schultze originally described Pachyrrhynchus speciosus samarensis SCHULTZE 1923 as a separate species. However, Voss, in his 1934 paper, which I haven’t seen yet, made it as a subspecies. These pachyrrhynchine weevils occur in Samar as well as in...
Topics: curculionidae, pachyrrhynchus, Uncategorized

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Pachyrrhynchus amabilis SCHULTZE 1922 is a beautiful weevil that is found in the higher elevations of Bukidnon in Mindanao Island. It has a deep purple body with the elytra having scale markings forming four patches. In between these patches are bare...
Topics: cerambycidae, curculionidae, doliops, mimicry, pachyrrhynchus, paradoliops, Uncategorized

{"title":"Pachyrrhynchus amabilis SCHULTZE 1922 and its mimics","post_url":"http:\/\/salagubang.net\/blog\/2009\/10\/27\/pachyrrhynchus-amabilis-schultze-1922-and-its-mimics\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/salagubang.net\/feed\/","author":"estancabigas","date":"2009-10-26 23:46:36","summary":"Pachyrrhynchus amabilis SCHULTZE 1922 is a beautiful weevil that is found in the higher elevations of Bukidnon in Mindanao Island. It has a deep purple body with the elytra having scale markings forming four patches. In between these patches are bare..."}

The tribe Pachyrrhynchini, especially the Metapocyrtus complex as well as genus Pachyrrhynchus GERMAR 1824 always fascinate me. In fact, I really would like to study this group and, perhaps, write papers/descriptions in the future. My main problem though.
Topics: checklist, curculionidae, metapocyrtus, pachyrrhychini, pachyrrhynchus, Uncategorized, updates

{"title":"New Pachyrrhynchini species and checklist pages","post_url":"http:\/\/salagubang.net\/blog\/2009\/10\/08\/new-pachyrrhynchini-species-and-checklist-pages\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/salagubang.net\/feed\/","author":"estancabigas","date":"2009-10-07 23:16:28","summary":"The tribe Pachyrrhynchini, especially the Metapocyrtus complex as well as genus Pachyrrhynchus GERMAR 1824 always fascinate me. In fact, I really would like to study this group and, perhaps, write papers\/descriptions in the future. My main problem though."}

I received an email from Eduard Vives that the supposed upcoming new species Epipedocera kalingana, collected in Kalinga province in Luzon, is actually E. lunata NEWMAN 1842. This after he verified the actual type specimen as well as the original...
Topics: cerambycidae, Uncategorized

{"title":"Correction to Epipedocera lunata NEWMAN 1842 page","post_url":"http:\/\/salagubang.net\/blog\/2009\/10\/02\/correction-to-epipedocera-lunata-newman-1842-page\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/salagubang.net\/feed\/","author":"estancabigas","date":"2009-10-02 03:13:58","summary":"I received an email from Eduard Vives that the supposed upcoming new species Epipedocera kalingana, collected in Kalinga province in Luzon, is actually E. lunata NEWMAN 1842. This after he verified the actual type specimen as well as the original..."}

In Eduard Vives’ paper, Cerambicidos nuevos o interesantes de Filipinas (Part II) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) he described a new genus, Filipinmulciber with F. breuningi as the type species. I first collected this longhorn beetle in 2005 up in...
Topics: cerambycidae, new species, Uncategorized, vives

{"title":"Filipinmulciber breuningi VIVES 2009","post_url":"http:\/\/salagubang.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/21\/filipinmulciber-breuningi-vives-2009\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/salagubang.net\/feed\/","author":"estancabigas","date":"2009-09-20 21:56:15","summary":"In Eduard Vives’ paper, Cerambicidos nuevos o interesantes de Filipinas (Part II) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) he described a new genus, Filipinmulciber with F. breuningi as the type species. I first collected this longhorn beetle in 2005 up in..."}