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Kuschelysius durus Brown and Leschen, 2018

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Kuschelysius durus Brown and Leschen, 2018: 10
Kuschelysius durus Brown and Leschen, 2018
Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. 2018: Kuschelysius, a New Alpine Genus of Eugnomine Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) from New Zealand. Diversity 10(75): 1-18.

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. (2018)

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Brown and Leschen
Brown and Leschen
Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. 2018: Kuschelysius, a New Alpine Genus of Eugnomine Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) from New Zealand. Diversity 10(75): 1-18.
2018
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Kuschelysius durus Brown and Leschen, 2018
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Kuschelysius durus
Based on the Latin durus, ‘strong, tough’, in reference to the hardiness of this species which survives in the harsh environment of the Fiordland mountains. It is also a trait demonstrated by Willy, whose endurance while undertaking collecting expeditions in the Juan Fernandez Islands, New Zealand and elsewhere in the South Pacific is awe-inspiring.

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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Kuschelysius
durus

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Kuschelysius durus Brown and Leschen, 2018
Kuschelysius durus Brown and Leschen, 2018
Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. (2018)
Kuschelysius durus Brown and Leschen, 2018
Kuschelysius Brown and Leschen, 2018

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Etymology
Based on the Latin durus, ‘strong, tough’, in reference to the hardiness of this species which survives in the harsh environment of the Fiordland mountains. It is also a trait demonstrated by Willy, whose endurance while undertaking collecting expeditions in the Juan Fernandez Islands, New Zealand and elsewhere in the South Pacific is awe-inspiring.
Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. 2018: Kuschelysius, a New Alpine Genus of Eugnomine Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) from New Zealand. Diversity 10(75): 1-18.

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Names_NZAC
6 September 2018
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