Biology:Didymus metrosideri
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Didymus |
| Species: | D. metrosideri
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| Didymus metrosideri (Broun, 1910)[1]
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Didymus metrosideri is an endemic weevil from the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand.[2] This species was discovered by W. L. Wallace during the 1908 Kermedec Islands expedition.
Taxonomy
D. metrosideri was originally described by Thomas Broun as Acalles metrosiderae.[3] In 1982 G. Kuschel proposed that the new genus Didymus replace the original genus Acalles.[2]
Distribution
Specimens of this beetle have been discovered on Raoul Island and on Macauley Island.[4]
References
- ↑ "Didymus metrosideri (Broun, 1910)". Landcare Research. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160507015122/http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/f6db2614-e718-4f03-9919-64adf5e1ad8b. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kuschel, G. (1982). "Apionidae and Curculionidae (Coleoptera) from the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 12 (3): 276. doi:10.1080/03036758.1982.10415349. https://books.google.com/books?id=RbY4AAAAIAAJ&q=Didymus+metrosideri&pg=PA276. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Broun, T. (1909). "The Coleoptera on the Kermadec Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 42: 296–297. http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_42/rsnz_42_00_003320.html. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Chinn, Warren G H (2015). "The Kermadec Islands terrestrial invertebrate fauna: Observations on the taxonomic distribution and island biogeography.". Bulletin of the Auckland Museum 20: 450. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282947204. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q24997887 entry
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