Trigonopterus angulicollis
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| Trigonopterus angulicollis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Trigonopterus |
| Species: | T. angulicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trigonopterus angulicollis Riedel, 2014 | |
Trigonopterus angulicollis is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia. The species was described in 2014 and is named after the angular appearance of its pronotum. The beetle is 2.45–2.58 mm long. It has a reddish-brown head and legs, while the rest of the body is black. Endemic to West Java, where it is known from Mount Gede at elevations of 1,281–1,342 m (4,203–4,403 ft).
Trigonopterus angulicollis was described by the entomologist Alexander Riedel in 2014 on the basis of an adult male specimen collected from Mount Gede on the island of Java in Indonesia. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin angularis, meaning "angular", and collum, meaning "neck", or "pronotum".[1]