Trigonopterus corona

  • Museum scientists recently discovered 28 new species of beetles on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
  • One of them has been named Trigonopterus corona, reflecting the large impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this project.
  • Trigonopterus is a hyperdiverse genus of flightless hidden-snout weevils (Cryptorhynchinae).
  • It is distributed in Australia, Indonesia and Melanesia.
  • The centre of its diversity appears to be New Guinea where 51 or more species can be found in a single ....
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