Therates fasciatus pseudolatreillei Horn, 1928

Acal, Dale Ann P., Wiesner, Juergen, Nuneza, Olga M. & Jaskula, Radomir, 2021, Tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of Northern Mindanao region (Philippines): checklist, distributional maps, and habitats, ZooKeys 1017, pp. 37-75 : 37

Therates fasciatus pseudolatreillei Horn, 1928 Figure 8B

General distribution.

Subspecies endemic to Philippines where it was recorded from Leyte, Mindanao, and Mindoro; in Mindanao noted only from Northern Mindanao and Soccsksargen regions (Wiesner 1988; Cabras et al. 2016a; Pepito et al. 2020).

Literature data for Northern Mindanao.

Bukidnon province: Impasug-ong ( Cabras et al. 2016a); Lanao del Norte province: “Mai-nit” (actually Barangay Mainit) (Wiesner 1988); Misamis Occidental province: Malindang Range ( Cabras et al. 2016a).

Material examined.

Bukidnon province: Mt. Talemo, 30.06.1977, 1♂, leg. M. Sato (JWC); Lanao del Norte province: Barangay Mainit (between Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro), 17-20.08.1978, 2♂♂ 2♀♀, leg. Cabides et Lobin (JWC); Misamis Oriental province: Gingoog, 8.5N, 125.0E, 04.1984, 6♂♂ 4♀♀ (JWC).

Habitat.

Forest species noted on tree trunks and leaves.

Remarks.

Taxonomical status of all four subspecies of Therates fasciatus noted in Mindanao (spp. Therates fasciatus (Fabricius, 1801), spp. quadrimaculatus Horn, 1895, spp. Therates pseudolatreillei Horn, 1928, and Therates pseudolatreillei ssp. flavohumeralis Mandl, 1964) should be revised including molecular data as probably at least some represent separate species or synonyms.

Figures

Figure 8. Distribution of A Therates coracinus coracinus B Therates fasciatus fasciatus (circle) and T. fasciatus pseudolatreillei (square) C Therates fulvipennis bidentatus (cirle) and T. fulvipennis everetti (square) D Prothyma (Symplecthyma) heteromallicollis heteromallicollis E Heptodonta nigrosericea, and F Calomera angulata angulata in Northern Mindanao region.