Cryptolarynx pyrophilus
| Cryptolarynx pyrophilus | |
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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. pyrophilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolarynx pyrophilus Haran, 2023
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Cryptolarynx pyrophilus is a species of beetle of the family Curculionidae. It is found in South Africa, where it occurs in inland valleys of Montagu and the Hex River.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 1.5–4.5 mm and have an integument black body, with the antennae and tarsi reddish.
Biology
[edit]Specimens were collected in and close to a recently burnt area (seven months prior to sampling), at the bases of emerging Oxalis pes-caprae plants. The heat tolerance of this species was assessed in a comparative study of weevils associated with fire-prone ecosystems, but the adults showed a lower tolerance to heat than those of Cryptolarynx variabilis. Adults were collected in September and October.
Etymology
[edit]This species name refers to the migration of specimens towards recently burnt areas and is formed from combining the Greek nouns pyr (meaning fire) and philia (meaning affection).[1]
References
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