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.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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