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Kuschelysius nitens Brown and Leschen, 2018

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Kuschelysius nitens Brown and Leschen, 2018: 13
Kuschelysius nitens 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
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
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
13
ICZN
Kuschelysius nitens Brown and Leschen, 2018
species
Kuschelysius nitens
Based on the Latin nitens ‘shining,’ in reference to the glossy scales that distinguish this species from others in the genus.

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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Kuschelysius
nitens

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

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Etymology
Based on the Latin nitens ‘shining,’ in reference to the glossy scales that distinguish this species from others in the genus.
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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6 September 2018
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