Revision of Anacaena THOMSON, 1859 XI. Republic of the Philippines (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

• Main Author: Freitag, Hendrik
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2014
• Subjects: Coleoptera; Hydrophilidae; Anacaena; taxonomy; revision; key to species; new species; Oriental Region; Philippines; Biodiversity; Biology; Zoology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/12; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=biology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The species of Anacaena THOMSON, 1859 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) of the Republic of the Philippines are revised. Fifteen new species are described: Anacaena albay sp.n., A. amplocomata sp.n., A. apo sp.n., A. balabag sp.n., A. cordillera sp.n., A. davao sp.n., A. destructa sp.n., A. emergens sp.n., A. hemisphaerica sp.n., A. levistriata sp.n., A. philippina sp.n., A. princesa sp.n., A. quezona sp.n., A. sulcata sp.n., and A. zamboangana. All species are endemic to the Philippines, twelve are aquatic, the habitat of three species is unknown. All Philippine species are morphologically similar to other species of the eastern Oriental Region and probably do not form a monophyletic group. Morphological details are illustrated and a key to the species is presented.