Journal of Orthoptera Research (Nov 2020)

Presence of the four-spined pygmy devil, Arulenus validispinus (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), confirmed in Bukidnon region on the island of Mindanao, Philippines

  • Alma B. Mohagan,
  • Romeo R. Patano Jr.,
  • Mescel S. Acola,
  • Daniel O. Amper,
  • Fulgent P. Coritico,
  • Victor B. Amoroso

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.29.53718
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 2
pp. 133 – 136

Abstract

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The four-spined pygmy devil (Arulenus validispinus Stål, 1877) is an endemic species to the Philippines. It was described more than 140 years ago from a single female specimen. Since its description, only a single new record was known, reported by Skejo from the Lanao region in 2017 and based on a specimen from eBay. Here, we record the species from the Bukidnon Mountains. We present measurements of a male and a female we collected, with the description of the species morphology and habitat. This species differs from its congeneric Mia’s pygmy devil (A. miae Skejo & Caballero, 2016) by the sharp dorsal and lateral spines.