Trigonopterus asterix
Trigonopterus asterix is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.[2]
| Trigonopterus asterix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Trigonopterus |
| Species: | T. asterix |
| Binomial name | |
| Trigonopterus asterix Riedel, 2019[1] | |
Description
The species is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. The species was described in May 2019.Riedel, Alexander; Narakusumo, Raden Pramesa (2019-03-07). "One hundred and three new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sulawesi". ZooKeys (828): 1–153. doi:10.3897/zookeys.828.32200. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6418079. PMID 30940991.[3]
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gollark: They can use laser launch, solar sails, fusion drives, mass drivers, tons of stuff.
gollark: We had space-adapted bees for ages.
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References
- "Taxonomy browser (Trigonopterus asterix)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- Riedel, Alexander; Narakusumo, Raden Pramesa (2019). "One hundred and three new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sulawesi". ZooKeys (828): 1–153. doi:10.3897/zookeys.828.32200. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6418079. PMID 30940991.
- "Star Wars and Asterix characters amongst 103 beetles new to science from Sulawesi, Indonesia". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
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