Cryptolarynx robustus

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

Cryptolarynx robustus is a species of beetle of the family Curculionidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from the type locality in the Western Cape province.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm and have an integument black body, with the antennae, tarsi and sometimes tibiae reddish.

Biology

Specimens were collected in September, at the bases of plants of Oxalis cf. purpureain patches of Renosterveld.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin adjective robustus and refers to the stocky appearance of the species.^[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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