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Trigonopterus dimorphus

Trigonopterus dimorphus is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.

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Trigonopterus dimorphus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species:
T. dimorphus
Binomial name
Trigonopterus dimorphus
Riedel, 2014

Trigonopterus dimorphus is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.1

Etymology

The specific name is derived from di-, a prefix meaning "two", and the Greek word morphe, meaning gestalt.1

Description

Individuals measure 2.94–3.80 mm in length. The body is elongated. General coloration is black, except for the antennae, tarsi, and tibiae, which are rust-colored.1

Range

The species is found around elevations of 1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft) in Mount Halimun Salak National Park in the Indonesian province of West Java.1

Phylogeny

T. dimorphus is part of the T. dimorphus species group.1

References

References

  1. 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. Bibcode:2014ZooK..467....1R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.467.8206. PMC 4296478. PMID 25610340.