Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Curculionoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Family Curculionidae | |
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Trigonopterus cahyoi is a species of flightless weevil in the genus Trigonopterus from Indonesia.
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Etymology
The specific name was chosen in honor of Cahyo Rahmadi, an arachonologist who collected the first specimens of T. cayhoi.
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.
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.
Phylogeny
T. cahyoi is part of the T. dimorphus species group.
References
Trigonopterus cahyoi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA