Cryphalogenes euphorbiae

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Cryphalogenes euphorbiae
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Holotype
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Cryphalogenes
Species:
C. euphorbiae
Binomial name
Cryphalogenes euphorbiae
Wood, 1980 [1]

Cryphalogenes euphorbiae is a species of weevil. [2] It is found in Sri Lanka. [3] [4]

Description

Similar to much smaller species Cryphalogenes exiguus . Length of the male is about 1.2 to 1.4 mm. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Wood, Stephen L. (1980). "New genera and new generic synonymy in Scolytidae (Coleoptera)". Great Basin Naturalist. 40 (1): 89–97. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  2. "Cryphalogenes euphorbiae Wood, 1980". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. "Cryphalogenes euphorbiae Wood, 1980". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. Hulcr, Jiri; Atkinson, Thomas H.; Cognato, Anthony I.; Jordal, Bjarte H.; McKenna, Duane D. (2015). "Morphology, Taxonomy, and Phylogenetics of Bark Beetles". In Fernando E. Vega; Richard W. Hofstetter (eds.). Bark Beetles. pp. 41–84. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-417156-5.00002-2. ISBN   9780124171565.