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[Entomology • 2025] Georissus Fikaceki and G. Tsokolate • First Georissidae (Coleoptera) of the Philippines with description of two new species of Georissus Latreille, 1809
This article describes the first two Georissus species in the Philippines, namely Georissus fikaceki sp. north. of Luzon (Ilocos Norte, La Unión) and G. Tsokolato sp. north. of Bohol. The new species can be morphologically differentiated from their peers due to the patterns of abume and ridges near the frons, microscultures in the pronoto, elevations…