Trigonopterus obsidianus
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Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Molytinae
Tribus: Cryptorhynchini
Subtribus: Tylodina
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species: Trigonopterus obsidianus
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- Trigonopterus obsidianus Van Dam & Riedel, 2016: 133–135, fig. 2.
- Type locality: Papua New Guinea, West New Britain Prov., E of Silali Village, Nakanai Range, S05°31.233', E151°03.343', 800 m.
- Holotype: ANIC, ARC4216 (GenBank # KU888896), ♂, 21-22-XI-2014, from foliage.
- Etymology: This epithet is based on the Latin adjective obsidianus and refers to the color of the polished mineral obsidian, which resembles the pronotum and elytra of this species.
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Van Dam M, Laufa R, Riedel A (2016) Four new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel from the island of New Britain (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). ZooKeys 582: 129–141, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.582.7709