Cycad-weevil
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Rhopalotria furfuracea
Rhopalotria furfuracea is a cycad weevil in the family Belidae, described by O'Brien & Tang in 2015. This species was previously referred to as Rhopalotria mollis in older literature, including the 1989 study that established its obligate pollination mutualism with Zamia furfuracea. The weevil exhibits highly specialized host-specificity to this cycad species, with all life stages completed within host cones. The relationship represents one of the most specialized known insect-cycad mutualisms.