The madayaw weevil of Maragusan, Davao de Oro, and Caraga, Davao Oriental, is now among the growing number of weevils in Mindanao that are now described. The name is derived from the Mandaya Indigenous people’s word, which means good, pleasant or beautiful that aptly describes the new weevil species and…
A species of pygmy grasshopper commonly known as the four-spined pygmy devil have been discovered by researchers in Mt. Hamiguitan in Davao Oriental.
Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildelife Sanctuary (Photo courtesy of IUCN Naomi Doak via the UNESCO website)
Arulenus validispinus, according to Dr. Vict
(FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said several new species were unearthed in Mindanao as part of the three-year biodiversity research project implemented by Central Mindanao University (CMU) and supported by the DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD).
“We would also like to report that over in Davao Oriental, PCAARRD reported that their Biodiversity S&T (science and technology) program recently has yielded the discovery of several news species that were discovered as part of their project and these are mostly in Mount Hamiguitan, Davao Oriental,” he said during his weekly report on Friday, April 16.