Gymnopholus lichenifer
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Gymnopholus lichenifer is a species of beetle
in family Curculionidae
. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea
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Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
in family Curculionidae
Curculionidae
Curculionidae is the family of the "true" weevils . It was formerly recognized in 1998 as the largest of any animal family, with over 40,000 species described worldwide at that time...
. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
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Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Gymnopholus lichenifer. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.