Celebia samarana Schultze, 1934

Leitāne, Līga Anna & Rukmane-Bārbale, Anita, 2021, To the knowledge of the genus Celebia Thomson, 1857 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Eupholini) of the Philippines, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 21 (1), pp. 87-94 : 91

6. Celebia samarana Schultze, 1934

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Type locality: Samar, Borongan (Type in MTD, examined) .

Type category: Holotype (female).

Distribution: Eastern Samar, Borongan.

Remarks: Only known female of the current species is known from Eastern part of Samar Island. Species id unique in it’s appearance and can be distinguished from other species of the genus by glossy lazure green scale spots on elytra.

Figures

Fig. 1. 1 – C. merrilli Schultze, 1919 (Holotype female, MTD), 2 – C. philippinica Heller, 1921 (Holotype female, MTD), 3 – C. iligana Schultze, 1922 (Holotype female, MTD), 4 – C. lactospreta Heller, 1924 (Holotype female, MTD), 5 – C. mundocostata Heller, 1929 (male, female), 6 – C. samarana Schultze, 1934 (Holotype female, MTD), 7 – C. barsevskisi Leitāne & Rukmane, 2019 (Holotype male), 8 – C. mindanaoensis Leitāne & Rukmane, 2019 (Holotype male, Paratype female), 9 – C. negrosensis Leitāne & Rukmane, 2019 (Holotype male, Paratype female), 10 – C. leytensis Leitāne & Rukmane- Bārbale, 2020 (Holotype male, Paratype female).