Trigonopterus merubetirensis
| Trigonopterus merubetirensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Cryptorhynchinae |
| 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]
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 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 (Pensoft) (467): 1–162. doi:10.3897/zookeys.467.8206. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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