Trigonopterus saltator

Trigonopterus saltator

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Curculionoidea

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Molytinae
Tribus: Cryptorhynchini
Subtribus: Tylodina
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species: Trigonopterus saltator

Name

• Trigonopterus saltator Riedel, 2014: 71, fig. 70

Type locality: Indonesia, West Nusa Tenggara Prov., Sumbawa, Batu Dulang, Gn. Batu Pasak, sample 3, S08°37.524', E117°15.423', 1385 m.

Holotype: BZM ARC1530 (EMBL # LM655628), ♂, 18-IV-2010.

Etymology: This epithet is based on the Latin noun saltator (leaper) and refers to the biogeographic pattern where close relatives of this species are found on islands to the West.

References

• Riedel, A., Tänzler, R., Balke, M., Rahmadi, C. & Suhardjono, Y.R. 2014. Ninety-eight new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sundaland and the Lesser Sunda Islands. ZooKeys 467: 1–162. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.467.8206 Reference page.  [original description: p. 71, fig. 70]