Trigonopterus obelix
Trigonopterus obelix is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was named after one of the main characters in the Asterix comic. It was described in 2019.[1][2]
| Trigonopterus obelix | |
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| Holotype; a habitus b penis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Trigonopterus |
| Species: | T. obelix |
| Binomial name | |
| Trigonopterus obelix Riedel, 2019 | |
References
- Riedel, Alexander; Narakusumo, Raden Pramesa (2019-03-07). "One hundred and three new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sulawesi". ZooKeys (828): 1–153. doi:10.3897/zookeys.828.32200. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 6418079. PMID 30940991.
- "Star Wars and Asterix characters amongst 103 beetles new to science from Sulawesi, Indonesia". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
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