Conservation of terrestrial arthropods in the Philippines: toward an initial list of threatened Philippine insects and other arthropods

Issue Date

10-2017

Abstract

The more familiar side of entomology is pest management but the larger, although less popular side is insect or terrestrial arthropod biodiversity and its conservation. On the other hand, the more familiar side of biodiversity conservation are the plants and vertebrates. However, the threats to the existence of vertebrates also threaten arthropods and people. Realizing this, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources would be issuing a National Threatened Species List of Wildlife Fauna. The creation of the list, which would now include insect and other invertebrates, is in accordance with Rule 22.2, Section 22, Article 2 of the Joint DENR-DA-PCSD AO no. 01 series of 2004, which is also the joint IRR of RA 9147. Using a defined set of criteria, nominated species were evaluated and scored with the following results: 779 species qualifying for the Philippine Red List classified as: 11 critically endangered, 6 endangered, 319 vulnerable, 440 other threatened species, and 3 other wildlife species. Of those initially listed, 412 belong to Coleoptera (beetles), 165 Phasmatodea (stick and leaf insects), 55 Blattodea (non-termite cockroaches), 53 Hemiptera (true bugs and allies), 33 Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), 28 Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies), 25 Araneae (spiders), and 8 Hymenoptera (mainly thread-waisted wasps). The list will be expanded in the future to include other groups that have not yet been evaluated within the prescribed deadline).

Source or Periodical Title

The Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

31

Issue

2

Page

154

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

ARTHROPODA; INSECTA; PESTS; PEST MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; VERTEBRATES; SPECIES

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