Biology:Trigonopterus attenboroughi
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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: | Trigonopterus |
| Species: | T. attenboroughi
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| Binomial name | |
| Trigonopterus attenboroughi Riedel, 2014
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Trigonopterus attenboroughi is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.[1]
Etymology
The species was named after English naturalist Sir David Attenborough.[1]
Description
It has recurring indentations representative of a strawberry. 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.[1]
Range
The species was found at an elevation of 652 metres (2,139 ft) on Mount Bawang in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan.[1]
Phylogeny
The species is part of the T. attenboroughi species group.[1]
See also
- List of things named after David Attenborough and his works
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Riedel, Alexander; Tänzler, Rene; Balke, Michael; Rahmadi, Cahyo; Suhardjono, Yayuk R. (22 December 2014). "Ninety-eight new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sundaland and the Lesser Sunda Islands". ZooKeys (Pensoft) (467): 1–162. doi:10.3897/zookeys.467.8206. PMID 25610340. PMC 4296478. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4347&display_type=element&element_type=8&element_id=17856&element_name=. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q18695688 entry
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