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
87.
Trigonopterus taenzleri Riedel
sp. n.
Diagnostic description.
Holotype, male (Fig. 87a). Length 2.16 mm. Color black; head and legs deep ferruginous; antenna light ferruginous. Body subglobose; in dorsal aspect and in profile with distinct constriction between pronotum and elytron. Rostrum in basal half with 3 ridges posteriorly continued to and uniting on forehead; subapically scabrous; epistome forming indistinct transverse ridge. Pronotum deeply punctate except medially glabrous; with distinct subapical constriction. Elytra subglabrous, striae deeply impressed, intervals with irregular knobs and costae; apex extended ventrad, beak-shaped. Femora weakly dentate. Metafemur with denticulate dorsoposterior edge, subapically without stridulatory patch. Aedeagus (Fig. 87b) with apex medially pointed; body in apical half with broad depression visible in lateral aspect; laterally with rows of setae; transfer apparatus markedly flagelliform, longer than body, curled, pointing apicad; ductus ejaculatorius with bulbus. Intraspecific variation. Length 2.16-2.43 mm. Female rostrum in apical half dorsally flattened, subglabrous, with sparse punctures and lateral furrows; epistome simple.
Material examined.
Holotype (MZB): ARC0551 (EMBL # FN429257), WEST NEW GUINEA, Jayapura Reg., Cyclops Mts, Sentani,
S02°31.603'
,
E140°30.434'
, 1095 m, 28-XI-2007, sifted. Paratypes (SMNK, ZSM): WEST NEW GUINEA, Jayapura Reg., Cyclops Mts, Sentani: 1 ex,
S02°31.383'
,
E140°30.490'
, 1275 m, 30-XI-2007, sifted; 2 exx, ARC0552 (EMBL # FN429258), same data as holotype; 1 ex, ARC0541 (EMBL # FN429247),
S02°31.594'
,
E140°30.407'
, 1065 m, 21-XI-2007, sifted; 1 ex, 1000 m, 23-XII-2004, sifted.
Distribution.
Jayapura Reg. (Cyclops Mts). Elevation: 1000-1275 m.
Biology.
Sifted from leaf litter in montane forest.
Etymology.
This species is named in honor of Rene
Taenzler
(Munich), who has spent years working on
Trigonopterus
weevils.
Notes.
Trigonopterus taenzleri
Riedel, sp. n. was coded as "
Trigonopterus
sp. 39" by
Riedel et al. (2010)
and
Taenzler
et al. (2012)
, respectively "
Trigonopterus
spam" in the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.