Cryptolarynx namaquanus

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2–3 mm and have an integument black body, with the antennae and tarsi reddish.

Biology

Specimens were collected in monospecific stands of Oxalis obtusa in the month of August.

Etymology

The species name refers to the area where this species was found, the Namaqualand region of the Northern Cape province and part of the traditional home of the Nama people.[1]

References

  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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