Cryptolarynx oberlanderi

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

Cryptolarynx oberlanderi is a species of beetle of the family Curculionidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from the Hex River valley and the Worcester area.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.1–3 mm and have an integument black body, with the scapes and tarsi reddish.

Biology

Specimens were collected in July, at the base of plants of Oxalis depressa.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of Kenneth Oberlander, specialist of the taxonomy of the genus Oxalis.^[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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