Cryphalomimus ater Nunberg, 1965: 23

Jordal, B. H., 2023, An illustrated key and new records of the Afrotropical bark beetle genus Cryphalomimus Eggers (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), Zootaxa 5353 (6), pp. 595-600 : 598

Cryphalomimus ater Nunberg, 1965: 23 .

Type material. Holotype: [Democratic Republic of the] Congo, Parc National de Garamba [4.30, 29.32], G. Demoulin, leg. [ RMCA].

Diagnosis. Body length 1.6–1.7 mm, 1.8–1.9 × as long as broad; colour black. Anterior half of the pronotum with sharp asperities; on its anterior margin with 11–12 small raised teeth.

Distribution: Democratic Republic of the Congo.

New record: [Democratic Republic of the] Congo, SW of Lubumbashi [-11.77, 27.38], 18 m alt., 25.XI.1927 H.S. Evans leg. [ NHMUK] .

Comments. This species is possibly a variant of C. striatus . However, based on the limited material known for this morph (holotype and one additional specimen) it can be distinguished by its stouter body shape and the more numerous teeth along the anterior margin of the pronotum.

Nunberg’s publication was not published in 1952 as stated by Wood & Bright (1992). It was intended for 1964 but not released before 15 April 1965 as clearly stated on the publication. The work also cites several papers by Schedl and Nunberg from the 1960’s. The expedition by Saeger and coworkers ended in 1952 as printed on the fascicle and may have caused the confusion.