''Lignyodes bischoffi'' is a species of leguminous seed weevil in the

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

family

Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. Th ...

. Originally called ''Thysanocnemis bischoffi'', it was named after Edwin A. Bischoff, a member of the

New York Entomological Society The New York Entomological Society was founded in 1892. The Brooklyn Entomological Society merged with the Society in 1968. The Society publishes '' Entomologica Americana'' which is the successor to the ''Journal of the New York Entomological Soc ...

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