Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Curculionoidea Subfamily Cryptorhynchinae Genus Trigonopterus Order Beetle | Class Insecta Family Curculionidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Trigonopterus, Beetle, Electrotettix attenboroughi, Hieracium attenboroughianum, Sirdavidia | ||
Trigonopterus attenboroughi is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.
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Etymology
The species was named after English naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
Description
The body is almost oval. Length is around 2.14–2.63 mm. General coloration is rust-colored, with the head and pronotum being almost black.
Range
The species was found at an elevation of 652 metres (2,139 ft) on Mount Bawang in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan.
Phylogeny
The species is part of the T. attenboroughi species group.
References
Trigonopterus attenboroughi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA