One hundred and one new species of Trigonopterus weevils from New Guinea
Author
Riedel, Alexander
Author
Sagata, Katayo
Author
Surbakti, Suriani
Author
Rene Taenzler,
Author
Michael Balke,
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ZooKeys
2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.280.3906
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.280.3906
1313-2970-280-1
18.
Trigonopterus costicollis Riedel
sp. n.
Diagnostic description.
Holotype, male (Fig. 18a). Length 2.80 mm. Color black; tarsi and antenna ferruginous. Body elongate; in dorsal aspect and in profile with distinct constriction between pronotum and elytron. Rostrum with median costa and pair of submedian costae, furrows between with sparse rows of suberect scales; epistome flat. Pronotum with marked subapical constriction, anteriorly densely punctate; disk sparsely punctate, deeply sculptured, with median ridge and pair of broad submedian ridges; behind constriction anteriorly with pair of lateral angular protrusions. Elytra
subglabrous
except basally striae 1-3 with each one fovea; remaining striae indistinct, marked by minute punctures; apex rounded. Femora edentate. Metafemur subapically with stridulatory patch. Tarsomere 3 small, hardly larger than preceding, onychium ca. 2.1
x
longer than tarsomere 3. Aedeagus (Fig. 18b) apically angulate, sparsely setose; transfer-apparatus flagelliform; ductus ejaculatorius with indistinct bulbus.
Material examined.
Holotype (SMNK): ARC1094 (EMBL # HE615723), PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Simbu Prov., Karimui Dist., Haia,
S06°43.948'
,
E144°59.856'
, 915 m, 26-IX-2009, sifted.
Distribution.
Simbu Prov. (Haia). Elevation: 915 m.
Biology.
Sifted from leaf litter in primary forest.
Etymology.
This epithet is a combination of the Latin nouns costa (rib, ridge) and collum (neck; pronotum) refers to the sculpture of its pronotum.
Notes.
Trigonopterus costicollis
Riedel, sp. n. was coded as "
Trigonopterus
sp. 166" by
Taenzler
et al. (2012)
.