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Trigonopterus cahyoi

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Trigonopterus cahyoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species:
T. cahyoi
Binomial name
Trigonopterus cahyoi
Riedel, 2014

Trigonopterus cahyoi is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name was chosen in honor of Cahyo Rahmadi, an arachonologist who collected the first specimens of T. cayhoi.[1]

Description

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Individuals measure 2.05–3.19 mm in length. Females are slightly slenderer than males. General coloration is black with a rust-colored head and legs.[1]

Range

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The species is found around elevations of 990–1,593 metres (3,248–5,226 ft) on Mount Cakrabuana and Mount Sawal on the Indonesian province of West Java.[1]

Phylogeny

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T. cahyoi is part of the T. dimorphus species group.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Riedel, Alexander; Tänzler, Rene; Balke, Michael; Rahmadi, Cahyo; Suhardjono, Yayuk R. (22 December 2014). "Ninety-eight new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sundaland and the Lesser Sunda Islands". ZooKeys (467). Pensoft: 1–162. doi:10.3897/zookeys.467.8206. PMC 4296478. PMID 25610340.