Cylindera (Ifasina) macilenta (Schaum, 1862)

Medina, Milton Norman D., Cabras, Analyn D., Ibanez, Jayson, Opiso, Guiller & Villanueva, Reagan Joseph T., 2020, Annotated list of tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) in Calanasan, Apayao Province, Luzon, Philippines, Check List 16 (1), pp. 37-45 : 39

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.1.37
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/015787D5-A22F-5733-FC84-F5A3DF73FAF5
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Cylindera (Ifasina) macilenta (Schaum, 1862)
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Cylindera (Ifasina) macilenta (Schaum, 1862) View in CoL

Material examined. PHILIPPINES, Apayao Province, Municipality of Calanasan, 10 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀ Brgy. Tan- glagan [18.3754°N, 120.9606°E] 3♂♂, 1♀, Brgy. Parina [18.4462°N, 120.9742°E], IX-X.2018 coll. R.J. T. Villanueva; UMCRC 01012, UMCRC 01013, UMCRC 01014, UMCRC 01015, UMCRC 01016, UMCRC 01017, UMCRC 01018, UMCRC 01019, UMCRC 010110, UMCRC 010111, UMCRC 010112, UMCRC 01013, UMCRC 01014, UMCRC 01015.

Identification. This species is similar in appearance with the other species of Ifasina— C. mouthiezi Dheurle, 2015 —in having a labrum with six to 10 marginal setae and a metallic bluish-green head. However, these species differ in their elytral markings of which C.macilenta having a thinner anterior maculation compared to C. mouthiezi .

Endemism and distribution. A Philippine endemic; Luzon, Leyte, and Mindanao (Cabras et al. 2016; Wiesner and Dhuerle 2018).

Remarks. Cylindera (I.) macilenta (Schaum, 1862) and C. (I.) fabiocassola Weisner,1989 are the most abundant tiger beetle species encountered in this study. The two species occur together in the same habitat. They were both found on well-exposed to partly shaded stream banks, particularly along the sandy/gravel portion of the bank.