Trigonopterus australis

Trigonopterus australis Riedel

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Molytinae
Tribus: Cryptorhynchini
Subtribus: Tylodina
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species: Trigonopterus australis

Name

• Trigonopterus australis Riedel, 2016: 110–111, fig. 6.

Type locality: Australia, Queensland, West Claudie R., Iron Range, S12° 45´ E143° 14´, sieved litter, Berlesate No. 693, 50 m.

Holotype: QMB ARC3895 (PCR failed), ♂, 05-XII-1985.

Etymology: This epithet is the Latin adjective australis (southern) and refers to the continent formerly known as “Terra Australis”, i.e. Australia.

References

• Riedel, A. & Tänzler, R. 2016. Revision of the Australian species of the weevil genus Trigonopterus Fauvel. ZooKeys 556: 97–162. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.556.6126. Reference page.  [original description: pp. 110-111, fig. 6]