Trigonopterus chewbacca
| Trigonopterus chewbacca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| 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
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
- ^ 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.