SUBSCRIBEPachyrrhynchini
A newly emerged Pachyrrhynchus congestus ssp. with its elytra still soft.
Banaue, Ifugao
Another Pachyrrhynchus congestus ssp.
Banaue, Ifugao
A photo of the Metapocyrtus sp. from Quezon, above (probably the first image to show a live one feeding on parts of fruit, Ficus sp., dropped by birds), these beetles belong to the family Curculionidae and are flightless. These insects usually mimic their more colorful cousins of the genus Pachyrrhynchus (first two photos above) and are easily found on trees and brushes in mountainous areas all over the Philippine islands where about 98% of the known species are endemic. Not much is known about its life history and species descriptions seemed to have stopped after 1934. And according to my friend, Paul Siraudeau, much needs to be done from descriptions of new species to a revision of the tribe.
Additional photos can be viewed at my salagubang site.
