Biology:Trigonopterus oblongus
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Trigonopterus oblongus | |
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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. oblongus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trigonopterus oblongus (Pascoe, 1885)[1]
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The lateral aspect on thorax of the weevil Trigonopterus oblongus. In this genus, the metanepisternite is absent and the elytron touches the metaventrite (indicated).
Trigonopterus oblongus is a weevil found in Papua.[1] It was notable as the first known instance of a biological screw joint.[2] The weevils are just 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long and can fold their legs below their body. The biological screw joint is just 0.5 millimetres (0.020 in) in size.[3][4] This discovery was made by Alexander Riedel of the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe and by Thomas van de Kamp of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology .[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Riedel, Alexander. "The True Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea, Curculionidae) of Papua Indonesia". Taxonomic and faunistic overviews on the insect species living in Papua and West-Papua (Indonesian New Guinea). The Papua Insect Foundation. http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Coleoptera/Curculionoidea/Curculionidae/Curculionidae.htm. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ van de Kamp, Thomas; Vagovic, Patrik; Baumbach, Tilo; Riedel, Alexander (2011). "A Biological Screw in a Beetle's Leg". Science 333 (6038): 52. doi:10.1126/science.1204245. PMID 21719669. https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1204245.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nature uses screws and nuts: Previously unknown musculoskeletal system discovered in weevils". ScienceDaily. 5 July 2011. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110701082802.htm. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ↑ Tenenbaum, David J. (30 Jun 2011). "Meet the biological screw". The Why Files. whyfiles.org. http://whyfiles.org/2011/biology-as-engineer/. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
Wikidata ☰ Q19658457 entry
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