Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Curculionoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Family Curculionidae | |
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Trigonopterus allotopus is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.
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Etymology
The specific name is derived in Latinized form from the Greek words allos, meaning "foreign", and topos, meaning "place". The name was chosen because T. allotopus is most south-western of the T. politus species group.
Description
The species has an ovate body measuring 2.4 mm long. General coloration is black with rust-colored antennae.
Range and habitat
The species is found at an elevation of 1,305 metres (4,281 ft) on the island of Sumbawa in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara.
T. allotopus has been found in leaf litter, but is believed to live in foliage.
References
Trigonopterus allotopus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA