Trigonopterus pseudoflorensis
| Trigonopterus pseudoflorensis | |
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| Holotype specimen and penis. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Trigonopterus |
| Species: | T. pseudoflorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trigonopterus pseudoflorensis Riedel, 2014 | |
Trigonopterus pseudoflorensis is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the Greek word pseudo-, meaning "false", combined with the specific name of the related species T. florensis.
Description
Individuals measure 1.70–2.14 mm in length. General coloration is black, except for the legs and head, which are rust-colored.
Range
The species is found around elevations of 1,995–2,010 metres (6,545–6,594 ft) on Mount Ranaka on the island of Flores, part of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara.
Phylogeny
T. pseudoflorensis is part of the T. relictus species group. It bears morphological similarities to T. florensis and T. paraflorensis.
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 (467). Pensoft: 1–162. Bibcode:2014ZooK..467....1R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.467.8206. PMC 4296478. PMID 25610340. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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