Philippine Journal of Science
152 (3): 1189–1196, June 2023
ISSN 0031 – 7683
Date Received: 02 Feb 2023

 

Two New Species of Darkling Beetles of the Genus
Gauromaia Pascoe, 1866 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae:
Cnodalonini) from Central and Southern Mindanao
with Updated Species Geographic Distribution
and a Key to Species of the Philippine Fauna

Milton Norman D. Medina1,2,3*, Rizalyn B. Cudera4, Jhonnel P. Villegas5,6,
and Analyn A. Cabras1,2,3

1Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Davao Oriental State University,
City of Mati 8200 Philippines
2University Research Complex, Tropical Genomics Laboratory,
Davao Oriental State University, City of Mati 8200 Philippines
3National Museum of Natural History, Ermita, Manila, Philippines
4Sultan Kudarat State University,
EJC Montilla, Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
5Faculty of Education and Teachers Training, Davao Oriental State University,
City of Mati 8200 Philippines
6Futures Thinking and Regenerative Development Center,
Davao Oriental State University, City of Mati 8200 Philippines

*Corresponding author: miltonnormanmedina@gmail.com

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Medina MN et al. 2023. Two New Species of Darkling Beetles of the Genus Gauromaia Pascoe, 1866 (Coleoptera:
Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini) from Central and Southern Mindanao with Updated Species Geographic
Distribution and a Key to Species of the Philippine Fauna. Philipp J Sci 152(3): 1189–1196.
https://doi.org/10.56899/152.03.34

 

ABSTRACT

Two new species of Gauromaia from Mindanao Island Philippines are described and illustrated: G. dorsu Medina & Cabras sp. nov. and G. purpurea Medina & Cabras sp. nov. In total, seven species of the genus are distributed in the Philippine archipelago, five of which are known on Mindanao Island. An updated key to the species in the Philippines and species distribution is also included.