''Trigonopterus acuminatus'' is a species of flightless weevil in the genus '' Trigonopterus'' from

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Etymology

The specific name is derived from

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

'' acuminatus'', meaning "pointed", and refers to the shape of its

elytra An elytron (; ; , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alterna ...

Description

The holotype measured 3.14mm. General coloration is black with rust-colored legs and antennae.

Range

''T. acuminatus'' is native to the Indonesian province of

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, on

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. It occurs around altitudes of .

References

acuminatus Beetles described in 2014 Beetles of Asia Insects of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Indonesia {{Trigonopterus-stub