Milton Norman D. Medina‡, Analyn A. Cabras‡, Jayson Ibanez§, Guiller Opiso§, Reagan Joseph T. Villanueva‡Corresponding author: Milton Norman D. Medina ( mnd_medina@umindanao.edu.ph ) Academic editor: Bruno Clarkson © Milton Norman D. Medina, Analyn A. Cabras, Jayson Ibanez, Guiller Opiso, Reagan Joseph T. Villanueva. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Medina MND, Cabras AD, Ibanez J, Opiso G, Villanueva RJT (2020) Annotated list of tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) in Calanasan, Apayao Province, Luzon, Philippines. Check List 16(1): 37-45. https://doi.org/10.15560/16.1.37 |  |
The forests of Apayao Province are one of the remaining and relatively unexplored areas in the Philippines. With the aim to make Calanasan in Apayao province a UNESCO biosphere reserve as a mechanism in protecting its species, an expedition to document the biodiversity was conducted. This paper presents an annotated list of the 12 species of tiger beetles found in Calanasan. The beetles were mostly collected through opportunistic sampling. In Calanasan, 75% of the tiger beetle species collected are endemic, which shows the high value in preserving this area. Thus, the nomination of Calanasan as a UNESCO biosphere reserve is highly recommended.