Trigonopterus acuminatus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Trigonopterus acuminatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species:
T. acuminatus
Binomial name
Trigonopterus acuminatus
Riedel, 2014

Trigonopterus acuminatus is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.[1] The species was described in 2014 and is named after the shape of its elytra. The beetle is 2.74–3.14 mm long. It has reddish-brown legs and antennae, while the rest of the body is black. Endemic to East Java, where it is known only from Mount Wilis at elevations of 1,379–1,485 metres (4,524–4,872 ft).

Trigonopterus acuminatus was described by the entomologist Alexander Riedel in 2014 on the basis of an adult male specimen collected from Mount Wilis on the island of Java in Indonesia. The specific name is derived from Latin acuminatus, meaning "pointed", and refers to the shape of its elytra.[1]

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