Cryphalogenes
Appearance
Cryphalogenes | |
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Cryphalogenes euphorbiae, the type species | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Scolytinae |
Genus: | Cryphalogenes Wood, 1980[1] |
Type species | |
Cryphalogenes euphorbiae Wood, 1980[1]
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Species | |
2 species (see text) |
Cryphalogenes is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Hydrophilidae[2] endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.[1][3]
Species
[edit]There are two species:[2]
- Cryphalogenes euphorbiae Wood, 1980[4]
- Cryphalogenes exiguus Wood, 1980[5]
Both species were collected from Euphorbia antiquorum.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Wood, Stephen L. (1980). "New genera and new generic synonymy in Scolytidae (Coleoptera)". Great Basin Naturalist. 40 (1): 89–97. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Cryphalogenes Wood, S.L., 1980". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Cryphalogenes Wood, 1980". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Cryphalogenes euphorbiae Wood, 1980". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Cryphalogenes exiguus Wood, 1980". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 July 2025.