Philippine Journal of Science
153 (1): 41-46, February 2024
ISSN 0031 – 7683
Date Received: 31 Aug 2023

New Distribution Record for Rizal’s Jewel Weevil Pachyrhynchus rizali Schultze, 1934 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)

Jhonnel P. Villegas^1,2*, Perry Archival C. Buenavente³, and Analyn A. Cabras^3,4

¹Faculty of Teacher Education, Davao Oriental State University, City of Mati, Davao Oriental 8200 Philippines ²Center for Futures Thinking and Regenerative development, Davao Oriental State University, City of Mati, Davao Oriental 8200 Philippines ³Zoology Division, National Museum of Natural History, Malate, Manila,   Philippines ⁴Invertebrate Research Laboratory, UResCom, Davao Oriental State  University, City of Mati, Davao Oriental 8200 Philippines

*Corresponding author: jhonnel.villegas@dorsu.edu.ph

ABSTRACT

This paper presents a new distribution record for Rizal’s jewel weevil – Pachyrhynchus rizali Schultze, 1934 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Pachyrhynchini). A single female specimen was collected at the Aurora Memorial National Park, Province of Aurora, Luzon Island, Philippines on 18 Jun 2023 – a day before the 162nd birth anniversary of the Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, after whom the species was named. The specimen was identified based on morphological comparison with the types deposited at the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Dresden, Germany. Further explorations must be conducted to study the biology, ecology, population, and distribution of P. rizali