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

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

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:...

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Main Authors: Raden Pramesa Narakusumo, Michael Balke, Alexander Riedel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-11-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/38642/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-357d3c65a1024c309d0d27c5736a40422020-11-24T21:33:51ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702019-11-01888759310.3897/zookeys.888.3864238642Seven new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Tanimbar ArchipelagoRaden Pramesa Narakusumo0Michael Balke1Alexander Riedel2Indonesian Institute of SciencesSNSB-Zoological State CollectionNatural History Museum Karlsruhe 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. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/38642/download/pdf/
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Michael Balke
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Seven new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Tanimbar Archipelago
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Michael Balke
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title Seven new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Tanimbar Archipelago
title_short Seven new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Tanimbar Archipelago
title_full Seven new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Tanimbar Archipelago
title_fullStr Seven new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Tanimbar Archipelago
title_full_unstemmed Seven new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Tanimbar Archipelago
title_sort seven new species of trigonopterus fauvel (coleoptera, curculionidae) from the tanimbar archipelago
publisher Pensoft Publishers
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publishDate 2019-11-01
description 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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