Trigonopterus Fauvel, 1862

Van Dam, Matthew H., Laufa, Raymond & Riedel, Alexander, 2016, Four new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel from the island of New Britain (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), ZooKeys 582, pp. 129-141 : 131

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.582.7709

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3C1E0FB4-6343-4894-9C34-408983587BB7

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3861F735-5D65-07F5-9B05-A53DEEA8B5B4

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scientific name

Trigonopterus Fauvel, 1862
status

 

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Curculionidae

Trigonopterus Fauvel, 1862 View in CoL

Type species.

Trigonopterus insignis Fauvel, 1862, by monotypy.

Diagnosis.

Fully apterous genus of Cryptorhynchinae. Length 1.5-6.0 mm. Rostrum in repose not reaching middle of mesocoxal length. Scutellar shield completely covered by elytra. Mesothoracic receptacle deep, posteriorly closed. Metanepisternum completely absent. Metathoracic spiracles located externally on side of metaventrite. Elytra with 9 striae (sometimes superficially effaced). Tarsal claws minute. Body usually largely unclothed. For additional information, see van de Kamp et al. (2015) and http://species-id.net/wiki/Trigonopterus.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae