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Taxonomy
Cryptocephalus tinctus Leconte, 1880
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: Cryptocephalina
Species:
Cryptocephalus tinctus Leconte, 1880
SUMMARY
“C. fasciatus has long been considered a possible synonym of lateritius, but unfortunately the description of fasciatus does not allow it to be placed with certainty. The locality of collection was given by Say as the Konza River, Missouri; this fits more closely with the distribution of tinctus (quite similar morphologically to lateritius) than it does with the distribution of lateritius. On that basis, I consider it more likely a synonym of tinctus than lateritius. C. lateritius is known only from Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina; see below for the distribution of tinctus” (White, 1968).