Cryptolarynx armatus

Cryptolarynx armatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Brachyceridae
Genus:	Cryptolarynx
Species:	C. armatus
Binomial name
	Cryptolarynx armatus; Haran, 2023

Cryptolarynx armatus is a species of beetle of the family Curculionidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from the type locality near Nieuwoudtville.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.5–3.5 mm and have an integument black body, with the scapes, tibiae and tarsi reddish.

Biology

Specimens were collected in August, in stands of Oxalis obtusa and O. cf. suteroides.

Etymology

This species name refers to the apical cuticular expansion of the protibiae of the males, forming together with the mucro two strong teeth.^[1]

References

^ Part of this text is from “Revision of the enigmatic South African Cryptolaryngini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), with description of a new genus and twenty-two new species” by Haran J.M., et al. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license

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[1] Part of this text is from “Revision of the enigmatic South African Cryptolaryngini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), with description of a new genus and twenty-two new species” by Haran J.M., et al. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license

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