Cryptolarynx muellerae is a species of beetle of the family Curculionidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is only known from the type locality, near Vanrhynsdorp in the Western Cape Province.
Description Adults reach a length of about 2–2.2 mm and have an integument black body, with the antennae, tibiae and tarsi reddish.
Etymology The species is named in honour of Ruth Müller, entomologist and collection manager at the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History in Pretoria.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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