Trigonopterus echinatus
| Trigonopterus echinatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Trigonopterus |
| Species: | T. echinatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trigonopterus echinatus Riedel, 2014
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Trigonopterus echinatus is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name is derived from the Latin word echinatus, meaning "prickly". It refers to the species' spiny scales.[1]
Description
[edit]Individuals measure 1.72–2.04 mm in length. Body is slightly oval in shape. General coloration black, dull on the pronotum and with a bronze tint on the elytra, head and legs rust-colored. The elytra is patterned with deep punctures, each accompanied by a spine-like scale.[1]
Range
[edit]The species is found around elevations of 990–1,314 metres (3,248–4,311 ft) on Mount Payung and Mount Sawal in the Indonesian province of West Java.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
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