Trigonopterus porcatus

Taxonavigation

Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Cryptorhynchinae
Tribus: Cryptorhynchini
Subtribus: Tylodina
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species: Trigonopterus porcatus

Name

Trigonopterus porcatus Riedel, 2014: 61, fig. 59

• Type locality: Indonesia, West Java, Garut, Cikajang, Mt. Payung, sample 1, S07°25.345', E107°48.825', 1085 m.

• Holotype: BZM ARC2699 (EMBL # LM655955), ♂, 26-IV-2012.

• Etymology: This epithet is based on the Latin porca (ridge between two furrows) and to be treated as an adjective. It refers to the elytral sculpture.

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. 61, fig. 59]

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