Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Andanan Watershed  Forest Reserve, Mindanao, Philippines

Mara Carissa Gultiano; Nick Anthony Burias; Ian Niel B. dela Cruz

doi:10.54610/jeseg.v6i2.136

Authors

Mara Carissa Gultiano Department of Biology, College of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City 8600, Agusan del Norte, Philippines
Nick Anthony Burias Department of Biology, College of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City 8600, Agusan del Norte, Philippines
Ian Niel B. dela Cruz Department of Biology, College of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City 8600, Agusan del Norte, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54610/jeseg.v6i2.136

Keywords:

Adephaga, Polyphaga, checklist, new records, watershed beetles

Abstract

Beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) fauna play a crucial role in the food web and serve as a valuable bioindicator of the ecosystem health. In the riparian forest zone of Andanan Watershed Forest Reserve, 52 species from 45 genera and 24 subfamilies were recorded. Scarab beetles (family Scarabaeidae) had the highest species richness, with eleven species, including the largest species, Chalcosoma atlas. Other phytophagous groups, such as longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae: 8 species) and weevils (Curculionidae: 7 species), were also documented. Additional families observed include Cantharidae, Carabidae, Chrysomelidae, Cicindelidae, Coccinellidae, Elateridae, Endomychidae, Lampyridae, Lucanidae, Lycidae, Meloidae, Passalidae, and Prionoceridae. Notably, the endemic tiger beetle Calomera mindanaoensis, found only in Mindanao, was recorded, along with the recently discovered species of scarab beetles – Engertia lii and Philacelota leucothea, reported in 2006 and 2019, respectively, and considered endemic to the Philippines. Additionally, the records of two cantharid beetles (Cordylocera and Paradiscodon), two elaterid beetles (Lanelater and Paracalais), and a blister beetle (Zonitoschema) may represent the first documentation of these groups in Mindanao.

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