Cryptolarynx pilipes


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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.4–3.7 mm and have an integument black body, with the antennae and tarsi reddish.

Biology

Specimens were collected in October from Arctotheca calendula.

Etymology

This species name is derived from the Latin nouns pilus and pes and refers to the fringe of long setae on the metatibiae of the species.