Trigonopterus Fauvel, 1862

Riedel, Alexander, 2022, Nine new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Sundaland, ZooKeys 1124, pp. 109-130 : 109

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1124.89318

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F61C24CB-F60E-4F37-97EB-C21B01E1154F

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A447E66E-9A6C-5A36-9B88-B529574ED380

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scientific name

Trigonopterus Fauvel, 1862
status

 

Trigonopterus Fauvel, 1862

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 nine striae (sometimes superficially effaced). Tarsal claws minute. Usually body largely unclothed, without dense vestiture. For additional information, see http://species-id.net/wiki/Trigonopterus.

Descriptions of the species

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae