Pensoft Publishers, Biodiversity Data Journal, (9), 2021
DOI: 10.3897/bdj.9.e72453
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The genusMetapocyrtusHeller, 1912 is the most speciose and complex amongst the tribe Pachyrhynchini with seven subgenera and more than 200 described species. The genus is endemic to the Philippines and remains largely unknown particularly in the less explored areas or mountains.Four new species ofMetapocyrtusHeller, 1912 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini), are described from Mindanao Island, Philippines. Brief bionomical notes and mimicry with their sympatric beetles and other insect counterparts are also reported.