Trigonopterus fraterculus

Trigonopterus fraterculus 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 fraterculus

Name

• Trigonopterus fraterculus Riedel, 2016: 124–125, fig. 15.

Type locality: Australia, Queensland, 11 km ENE of Mt. Tozer, S12° 43´ E143° 18´, rainforest litter, Berlesate ANIC 1062.

Holotype: ANIC, ARC4043 (PCR failed), ♂, 11-16-VII-1986.

Etymology: This epithet is based on the Latin noun fraterculus (younger brother) and refers to its presumably close phylogenetic relationship to the larger species T. australis Riedel

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. 124-125, fig. 15]