Trigonopterus modoindingensis
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Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Curculionidae
Genus: Trigonopterus
Name
Trigonopterus modoindingensis Riedel sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Diagnostic description
Holotype, male (Fig. 53a). Length 2.24 mm. Color of antennae ferruginous; tarsi and tibiae dark ferruginous; remainder black. Body subovate; in dorsal aspect with distinct constriction between pronotum and elytron; in profile dorsally convex, with weak constriction between pronotum and elytron. Rostrum with lateral flanges in front of eyes; dorsally with weak median and pair of submedian ridges; intervening furrows with rows of coarse punctures and rows of thin setae; epistome short, posteriorly with transverse, angulate ridge. Pronotum with disk densely punctate with coarse punctures; interspaces between punctures subglabrous, reticulate; median line weakly costate. Elytra with striae weakly impressed, with rows of small punctures; along base weakly transversely impressed, with row of coarse punctures; stria 8 along humerus with large, coarse punctures; intervals subglabrous. Femora edentate; anteroventral ridge distinct; anterior surface coarsely punctate, each puncture with recumbent piliform scale. Metafemur with dorsoposterior edge denticulate; subapically with stridulatory patch. Abdominal ventrites 1–2 flat, subglabrous, with lateral rim; ventrite 5 with shallow impression, subglabrous, near base punctate. Penis (Fig. 53b) with sides weakly converging, apex subangulate, medially rounded, without setae; apodemes 1.6 × as long as body of penis; transfer apparatus symmetrical, complex; ductus ejaculatorius without bulbus. Intraspecific variation. Length 2.24–2.40 mm.
Material examined
Holotype (MZB): ARC2897 (GenBank # MK260627), N-Sulawesi Prov., Kotamobagu, Modoinding, Lake Moat area, 00°42.862'N 124°28.356'E, 1024 m, sifted, 19-V-2012. Paratypes (SMNK): 3 exx, ARC2898 (GenBank # MK260626), ARC2899 (GenBank # MK260625), same data as holotype.
Distribution
N-Sulawesi Prov. (Lake Moat). Elevation ca. 1020 m.
Biology
In leaf litter of montane forest.
Etymology
This epithet is a Latinized adjective based on the type locality.
Notes
Trigonopterus modoindingensis Riedel, sp. n. was coded as “Trigonopterus sp. 580”.
Original Description
- Riedel, A; Narakusumo, R; 2019: One hundred and three new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sulawesi ZooKeys, (828): 1-153. doi
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