Trigonopterus obelix explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Riedel. Alexander. Narakusumo. Raden Pramesa. 2019-03-07. One hundred and three new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sulawesi. ZooKeys. 828. 1–153. 10.3897/zookeys.828.32200. 1313-2989. 6418079. 30940991. free.
  2. Web site: Star Wars and Asterix characters amongst 103 beetles new to science from Sulawesi, Indonesia. ScienceDaily. en. 2020-02-18.

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