Seven new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Tanimbar Archipelago

2019/11/11 by Raden Pramesa Narakusumo, Michael Balke, Alexander Riedel · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies #Curculionidae #Archipelago #Fauna #Weevil #Biology #Biological dispersal #Zoology #New guinea #Taxonomy (biology) #Ecology #Genus #Botany #Ethnology

paper · doi:10.3897/zookeys.888.38642

openalex publication_date 2019/11/11 · openalex created_date 2019/11/22 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

Based on recent fieldwork, the hyperdiverse weevil genus Trigonopterus Fauvel is recorded for the first time from the Indonesian Tanimbar Archipelago, halfway between Australia and Western New Guinea. All seven species discovered on Tanimbar are new to science, and described here: Trigonopterus atuf sp. nov. , T. kumbang sp. nov. , T. laratensis sp. nov. , T. porg sp. nov. , T. selaruensis sp. nov. , T. tanimbarensis sp. nov. , and T. triradiatus sp. nov. The new species are authored by the taxonomists-in-charge, Raden Pramesa Narakusumo and Alexander Riedel. This fauna appears discordant and established by relatively recent dispersal from New Guinea and other Moluccan islands.

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