Trigonopterus aeneomicans

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: Cryptorhynchinae
Tribus: Cryptorhynchini
Subtribus: Tylodina
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species: Trigonopterus aeneomicans

Name

Trigonopterus aeneomicans Riedel, 2014: 8, fig. 2

Type locality: Indonesia, West Nusa Tenggara Prov., Lombok, Gn. Rinjani, Tetebatu, Kokok Belimbing, Rinjani-track, sample 3, S08°28.837', E116°26.553', 1245 m.

Holotype: BZM ARC1472 (EMBL # LM655570), ♂, 02-IV-2010.

Etymology: This epithet is a combination of the Latin adjectives aeneus (copper, bronze) and micans (shining) and refers to the metallic lustre of this species´ elytra.

References

Riedel, A., Tänzler, R., Balke, M., Rahmadi, C. & Suhardjono, Y.R. 2014. Ninety-eight new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sundaland and the Lesser Sunda Islands. ZooKeys 467: 1–162. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.467.8206 Reference page. [original description: p. 8, fig. 2]