Cryphalogenes

Cryphalogenes
Cryphalogenes euphorbiae, the type species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Scolytinae
Genus: Cryphalogenes
Wood, 1980
Type species
Cryphalogenes euphorbiae
Wood, 1980
Species

2 species (see text)

Cryphalogenes is a genus of weevils belonging to the family Hydrophilidae endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

Species

There are two species:

Both species were collected from Euphorbia antiquorum.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wood, Stephen L. (1980). "New genera and new generic synonymy in Scolytidae (Coleoptera)". Great Basin Naturalist. 40 (1): 89–97. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Cryphalogenes Wood, S.L., 1980". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Cryphalogenes Wood, 1980". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Cryphalogenes euphorbiae Wood, 1980". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Cryphalogenes exiguus Wood, 1980". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 July 2025.