Cryptotrogus afghanus Balthasar, 1956

Bezděk, Aleš, Hájek, Jiří & Ascr, Biology Centre, 2010, Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 50 (1), pp. 279-320 : 287

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5325735
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5345245
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D16A6D08-C02B-FFCB-FE68-FBA011DD1739
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Cryptotrogus afghanus Balthasar, 1956
status

Treatment

Cryptotrogus afghanus Balthasar, 1956: 426 . Fig. 2a.

Three paratypes are deposited in NMPC (ex coll. V. Balthasar):

PARATYPES (2 JJ): ‘J. Klapperich / Jalalabad, 500 m / Kabultal, 13.6.52 / O - Afghanistan [p] // Cryptotrogus / afghanus / n.sp. J Balth. [hw] // Paratypus [p, pink label] // ex. coll. V. Balthasar / National Museum / Prague, Czech Republic [p]’.

PARATYPE (J): ‘J. Klapperich / Jalalabad, 500 m / Kabultal, 13.6.52 / O - Afghanistan [p] // Cryptotrogus / afghanus / n.sp. J Balth. [hw] / Dr. V. Balthasar det. [p] // Cryptotrogus / afghanus / n.sp. J Balth. [hw] // Paratypus [p, pink label] // ex. coll. V. Balthasar / National Museum / Prague, Czech Republic [p]’.

Current status. Valid species.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Melolonthidae
Genus	Cryptotrogus