Exeiratus turbotti is a species of weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae.[1] The species was first described by Albert Eugene Brookes in 1951, and is endemic to the Auckland Islands in New Zealand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Exeiratus |
| Species: | E. turbotti
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| Exeiratus turbotti (Brookes, 1951)
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Taxonomy
editThe species was identified by Albert Eugene Brookes in 1951, who named the species Austroinsulus turbotti and created the genus Austroinsulus solely for this species. The species was described based on a holotype collected from a dead tree stump on Auckland Island by Evan Graham Turbott in 1944.[2] Brookes named the species after Turbott.[3] In 1964, Guillermo Kuschel recombined the species, placing it within the genus Austroinsulus.[4]
Description
editE. turbotti has a dark colour with sparse yellowish scales, and is approximately 4 mm (0.16 in) in length.[2][4] It can be distinguished from E. laqueorum due to its glossy black colour and coarsely punctate abdomen.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to New Zealand, found on in the Auckland Islands..[2][4]
References
edit- ^ "Exeiratus turbotti Kuschel, 1964". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Brookes, A.E. (1951). "The Coleoptera of the Auckland and Campbell Islands". Cape Expedition Series. 5: 1–67. Wikidata Q105959258.
- ^ Gill, B. J.; Thwaites, I. G.; Wolfe, R. J. (2015). "Evan Graham Turbott M.Sc., Q.S.O. Ornithologist, museum director – 1914–2014". Records of the Auckland Museum. 50: 77–84. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 90014736. Wikidata Q58628992.
- ^ a b c d Kuschel, G. (15 July 1964). "Insects of Campbell Island. Coleoptera: Curculionidae of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 416–493. ISSN 0078-7515. Wikidata Q129596431.