Cryptolarynx muellerae

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

Cryptolarynx muellerae 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 Vanrhynsdorp in the Western Cape Province.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2–2.2 mm and have an integument black body, with the antennae, tibiae and tarsi reddish.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Ruth Müller, entomologist and collection manager at the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History in Pretoria.^[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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