Trigonopterus allotopus

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Trigonopterus allotopus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species:
T. allotopus
Binomial name
Trigonopterus allotopus
Riedel, 2014

Trigonopterus allotopus is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name is derived in Latinized form from the Greek words allos , meaning "foreign", and topos , meaning "place". The name was chosen because T. allotopus is most south-western of the T. politus species group. [1]

Description

The species has an ovate body measuring 2.4 mm long. General coloration is black with rust-colored antennae. [1]

Range and habitat

The species is found at an elevation of 1,305 metres (4,281 ft) on the island of Sumbawa in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara. [1]

Trigonopterus allotopus has been found in leaf litter, but is believed to live in foliage. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Riedel, Alexander; Tänzler, Rene; Balke, Michael; Rahmadi, Cahyo; Suhardjono, Yayuk R. (22 December 2014). "Ninety-eight new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sundaland and the Lesser Sunda Islands". ZooKeys (467). Pensoft: 1–162. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.467.8206 . PMC   4296478 . PMID   25610340 . Retrieved 23 December 2014.


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