Trigonopterus chewbacca
Appearance
Trigonopterus chewbacca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Trigonopterus |
Species: | T. chewbacca
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Binomial name | |
Trigonopterus chewbacca Van Dam, Laufa and Ridel, 2016
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Trigonopterus chewbacca is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Papua New Guinea.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name is derived from a parallel being drawn between the dense scales on the head and legs of this species, and the Star Wars character Chewbacca.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Van Dam, Matthew; Laufa, Raymond; Riedel, Alexander (21 April 2016). "Four new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel from the island of New Britain (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)". ZooKeys (582). Pensoft: 129–141. doi:10.3897/zookeys.582.7709. PMC 4857049. PMID 27199589.