Didymus metrosideri

Didymus metrosideri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Cryptorhynchinae
Genus:	Didymus
Species:	D. metrosideri
Binomial name
	Didymus metrosideri; (Broun, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
	Acalles metrosiderae Broun, 1910 ;

Didymus metrosideri is an endemic weevil from the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand.[2] This species was discovered by W. L. Wallace during the 1908 Kermedec Islands expedition.

Taxonomy

D. metrosideri was originally described by Thomas Broun as Acalles metrosiderae.[3] In 1982 G. Kuschel proposed that the new genus Didymus replace the original genus Acalles.[2]

Distribution

Specimens of this beetle have been discovered on Raoul Island and on Macauley Island.[4]

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References

"Didymus metrosideri (Broun, 1910)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
Kuschel, G. (1982). "Apionidae and Curculionidae (Coleoptera) from the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 12 (3): 276. doi:10.1080/03036758.1982.10415349. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
Broun, T. (1909). "The Coleoptera on the Kermadec Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 42: 296–297. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
Chinn, Warren G H (2015). "The Kermadec Islands terrestrial invertebrate fauna: Observations on the taxonomic distribution and island biogeography" (PDF). Bulletin of the Auckland Museum. 20: 450. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

External links

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[NZOR-1] "Didymus metrosideri (Broun, 1910)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[Kuschel1982-2] Kuschel, G. (1982). "Apionidae and Curculionidae (Coleoptera) from the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 12 (3): 276. doi:10.1080/03036758.1982.10415349. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[Broun1909-3] Broun, T. (1909). "The Coleoptera on the Kermadec Islands". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 42: 296–297. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[Chinn2015-4] Chinn, Warren G H (2015). "The Kermadec Islands terrestrial invertebrate fauna: Observations on the taxonomic distribution and island biogeography" (PDF). Bulletin of the Auckland Museum. 20: 450. Retrieved 3 May 2016.