Trigonopterus chewbacca
Trigonopterus chewbacca
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T. chewbacca
Binomial name
Trigonopterus chewbacca
Van Dam, Laufa and Ridel, 2016

Trigonopterus chewbacca is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Papua New Guinea.[1]

Etymology

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

  1. 1 2 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. Pensoft (582): 129–141. doi:10.3897/zookeys.582.7709. PMC 4857049. PMID 27199589.


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