Cryptolarynx pyrophilus

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

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

Adults reach a length of about 1.5–4.5 mm and have an integument black body, with the antennae and tarsi reddish.

Biology

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

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

  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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