Cryptolarynx marshalli
| Cryptolarynx marshalli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Brachyceridae |
| Genus: | Cryptolarynx |
| Species: | C. marshalli
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolarynx marshalli Haran, 2023
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Cryptolarynx marshalli is a species of beetle of the family Curculionidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from the Western Cape Province.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.5–2.9 mm and have an integument black body, with the antennae, tibiae and tarsi reddish.
Biology
[edit]Specimens were collected in July at the base of Oxalis imbricata.
Etymology
[edit]This species is named in honour of weevil expert Sir Guy A.K. Marshall, who described the genus and its original two species and discussed its unique characters among known weevils.[1]
References
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