Didymus metrosideri explained

Didymus metrosideri is an endemic weevil from the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand.^[1] This species was discovered by W. L. Wallace during the 1908 Kermedec Islands expedition.

Taxonomy

D. metrosideri was originally described by Thomas Broun as Acalles metrosiderae.^[2] In 1982 G. Kuschel proposed that the new genus Didymus replace the original genus Acalles.

Distribution

Specimens of this beetle have been discovered on Raoul Island and on Macauley Island.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Kuschel. G.. Apionidae and Curculionidae (Coleoptera) from the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 1982. 12. 3. 276. 10.1080/03036758.1982.10415349. 3 May 2016. free.
2. Broun. T.. The Coleoptera on the Kermadec Islands. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 1909. 42. 296–297. 3 May 2016.
3. Chinn. Warren G H. The Kermadec Islands terrestrial invertebrate fauna: Observations on the taxonomic distribution and island biogeography.. Bulletin of the Auckland Museum. 2015. 20. 450. 3 May 2016.