Trigonopterus merubetirensis

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Trigonopterus merubetirensis
Trigonopterus merubetirensis holotype - ZooKeys-467-048.tif
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species:
T. merubetirensis
Binomial name
Trigonopterus merubetirensis
Riedel, 2014

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

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Etymology

The specific name is derived from that of the type locality. [1]

Description

Individuals measure 2.88–3.31 mm in length. General coloration is black, except for the legs and head, which are rust-colored, and the elytra, which are dark rust colored with a faint black stripe running transversely across the middle and a blacks spot at the apex. [1]

Range

The species is found around elevations of 260–340 metres (850–1,120 ft) in Meru Betiri National Park, part of the Indonesian province of East Java. [1]

Phylogeny

T. merubetirensis is part of the T. dimorphus species group. [1]

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 26 April 2015.