J o u r. T r o p. C o l e o p. 2 ( 1 ), 21 - 25 J O U R N A L O F T R O P I C A L C O L E O P T E R O L O G Y ISSN online 2718-9740 ; print 2719-1486 New distribution record of Scapexocentrus philipinus (Vives, 2020) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Acanthocinini) in Mindanao Island, Philippines 1Leslae Kay Cataytay Mantilla, 2Milton Norman Medina, 3Analyn Cabras, 4Eduard Vives 1,2,3 Coleoptera Research Center, Institute of Biodiversity and Technology, Research and Publication Center, Davao City, 8000, Philippines. 4 Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona (Entomology), Passeig Picasso s/ n. 08003 Barcelona, Spain. Corresponding author:
[email protected] Abstract New distribution record of Scapexocentrus philipinus (Vives, 2020) with remarks of the female specimen previously not recorded in the original description is presented. Keywords: Beetle, biodiversity, distribution, longhorn, woodborer. Introduction The genus Scapexocentrus, Breuning, 1965 was established by Breuning in 1965 under subfamily Lamiinae, tribe Acanthocinini Blanchard, 1845 with the type species Scapexocentrus spiniscapus Breuning, 1965. This genus is distinct with the following characters, antennal tubercles far from each other and barely protruding, scapus presenting a spine in the apical part, pronotum presenting stronger curvature on each side, a posteriorly oriented, lateral spine, eyes coarsely faceted and slightly protruding, elytron rounded at the apex, femora strongly dilated at the middle, and divaricate claws (Breuning, 1965; Vives, 2020). Currently, this oriental genus includes two species Scapexocentrus spiniscapus Breuning, 1965, and Scapexocentrus philipinus Vives, 2020. Recent scientific expeditions led by the University of Mindanao Coleoptera Research Center (UMCRC) allowed the collection of three specimens of S.