Cryptolarynx squamulatus


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 on its elytra.