Trigonopterus Fauvel, 1862

Riedel, Alexander, Taenzler, Rene, Balke, Michael, Rahmadi, Cahyo & Suhardjono, Yayuk R., 2014, Ninety-eight new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sundaland and the Lesser Sunda Islands, ZooKeys 467, pp. 1-162 : 3

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.467.8206

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:319040F0-1D0F-4950-92BF-A2FF705517AF

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/62A7499B-4BA3-9A52-3682-CEF783AE3970

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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 center of mesocoxa. Scutellar shield completely absent externally. Mesothoracic receptacle deep, posteriorly closed. Metanepisternum completely absent externally. Elytra with 9 striae (sometimes superficially effaced). Tarsal claws minute. Usually body largely unclothed, without dense vestiture. For additional information, see http://species-id.net/wiki/Trigonopterus.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae