Cryptolarynx squamulatus

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

Cryptolarynx squamulatus is a species of beetle of the family Curculionidae. It is found in South Africa, where it occurs in the West Coast National Park, Postberg Section.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.9 mm and have an integument black body, with the antennae and tarsi reddish.

Biology

Specimens were collected in a patch of Oxalis obtusa, but the exact host association of the species was not verified. Freshly emerged adults were found in October.

Etymology

This species is named in reference to the dense cover of suberect scales (squamae) on its elytra.^[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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