Apocyrtus inflatus Erichson, 1934

Rukmane-Bārbale, Anita, 2021, To the knowledge of the genus Apocyrtus Erichson, 1834 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Pachyrhynchini) with description of new species from Luzon Island, Philippines, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 21 (2), pp. 181-188 : 182

Apocyrtus inflatus Erichson, 1934

( Fig. 1A - B; Fig. 5A)

Distribution: Previously known from Laguna province, Rizal province and Pollilo Island ( Schultze, 1924). For the first time cited here from Isabela and Quirino provinces in Northern part to Aurora, Nueva Vizcaya in Central part to Bataan, Tanay, Laguna in Southern part of the Luzon Island,and from Marinduque Island.

Material examined: Philippines / Luzon, Aurora, Dingalan / VIII. 2013 / local collector leg. (1 male) // X. 2015 (2 females) // XI. 2015 (4 males, 3 females) // II. 2016 (2 males, 1 female) // IV. 2016 (2

males, 2 females) // V. 2016 (1 female) // VII. 2016 (1 male) // Philippines / Luzon, Labuyo / VIII. 2013 / local collector leg. (1 female) // II. 2014 (1 male) // III. 2014 (1 male) // V. 2015 (1 male) // Philippines / Luzon, Rizal, Rodriquez / I. 2018 / local collector leg. (1 male) // Philippines / Luzon , Laguna / VI. 2014 / local collector leg. (1 male) // Philippines / Marinduque, Buenavista / X. 2015 / local collector leg. (1 male) // Philippines / Luzon, Disimungal, Maddela / IX. 2015 / local collector leg. (1 male) // V. 2016 (2 males) // Philippines / Pollilo, Bordeus / X. 2018 / local collector leg. (1 female) // Philippines / Luzon, Nueva Vizcaya, Malico / VII. 2014 / local collector leg. (1female) / / Philippines / Luzon, Tanay , Rizal / IV. 2016 / local collector leg. (1 female) // Philippines / Luzon, Isabela, Sierra Madre / V. 2014 / local collector leg. (3 males, 6 females) . Total : 41 ex. (21male, 20 females) .

Remarks: Comparision of material originating from three different isalnds, showed no significant differences in external morphology and inmale and female genitalia structure ( Fig. 5A). between material.