Two new species of Anacaena Thomson, 1859 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) from Northern Luzon, Philippines

By

Sanchez, Enrico Gerard
Delocado, Emmanuel
Freitag, Hendrik

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1112

Pages

11--25

Subjects

biodiversity assessment , high altitude , species inventory , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1112.85752

 

Abstract

Two species ofAnacaenaThomson, 1859,A. angatbuhaysp. nov.andA. auxiliumsp. nov., are described from Northern Luzon, Philippines. The new species can be distinguished through colour, body shape, surface puncturation and characteristic aedeagi. Descriptions are provided and complemented with habitus photographs and drawings of the aedeagi. Data on genus distribution in the Philippines are reviewed and an updated Philippine checklist is provided.