Trigonopterus payungensis is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.[1]
Trigonopterus payungensis | |
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Holotype specimen and penis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Trigonopterus |
Species: | T. payungensis
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Binomial name | |
Trigonopterus payungensis Riedel, 2014
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Etymology
editThe specific name is derived from that of the type locality.[1]
Description
editIndividuals measure 2.40–2.58 mm (0.094–0.102 in) in length. Body is slightly hexagonal in shape. General coloration is black, with rust-colored tibiae, tarsi, and antennae.[1]
Range
editThe species is found around elevations of 1,085–1,250 metres (3,560–4,101 ft) on Mount Payung in the Indonesian province of West Java.[1]
Phylogeny
editT. payungensis is part of the T. dimorphus species group.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e 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 2015.1-162&rft.date=2014-12-22&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296478#id-name=PMC&rft_id=info:pmid/25610340&rft_id=info:doi/10.3897/zookeys.467.8206&rft.aulast=Riedel&rft.aufirst=Alexander&rft.au=Tänzler, Rene&rft.au=Balke, Michael&rft.au=Rahmadi, Cahyo&rft.au=Suhardjono, Yayuk R.&rft_id=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4347&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Trigonopterus payungensis" class="Z3988">