Trigonopterus cahyoi
| Trigonopterus cahyoi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Cryptorhynchinae |
| 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
The specific name was chosen in honor of Cahyo Rahmadi, an arachonologist who collected the first specimens of T. cayhoi.[1]
Description
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
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
T. cahyoi is part of the T. dimorphus species group.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 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 (Pensoft) (467): 1–162. doi:10.3897/zookeys.467.8206.
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