taxonID	type	description	language	source
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFF659F0C74B5ABD1.taxon	description	(Fig. 3 - 5) ZooBank: https: // zoobank. org / 7554185 E-AB 25 - 4608 - A 4 A 9 - 8 B 34625 B 37 AA	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFF659F0C74B5ABD1.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype, ♂, Dominican Republic, Sierra de Bahoruco, [N. P. Bahoruco], Bauxite mine, 18.1376728 M, 71.5440594 W, 14.6.2023, J. Pirkl & J. Hodecek lgt., (MCSN-VD). Paratypes (15 spec.): same data as holotype, (4 MCSN-VD, 3 MHNG, 2 MNHNSD, 2 JPPC, 4 JHAC).	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFF659F0C74B5ABD1.taxon	description	Description of the holotype Body. – Body measurements (inmm): TL 2.2, EW 1.4. Dorsal integument black and darkbrown (Fig. 3), setationdecumbent, yellow. Ventral integument black with decumbent yellow setation. Head. – Shiny brown, finely punctate, covered with yellow decumbent setation. Palpomeres brown. Median frontal ocellus present. Eyes large, bearing scarcely visible shortmicrosetae. AntennomeresI-IIblackish-brown, III-VIII light brown, IX-XI dark brown, all with yellow setation. Antennae composed of 11 antennomeres, with a 3 - segmented antennal club (Fig. 4). Antennal fossa closed. Pronotum. – Black, finely punctate, with posterior lateral angles coarsely punctate and covered with yellow setation. Scutellum. – Brown, small, triangular, without punctation or setation. Elytra. – Black, becoming brown in the posterior one-third, with decumbent yellow setation. Each elytron with a small humeral bump. Epipleuron. – Short, dark brown, with some yellow decumbent setation. Ventral surface. – Mesoventrum and metaventrum black, coarsely punctate, with yellow decumbent setation. Visible abdominal ventrites shiny, black, densely and coarsely punctate, with yellow decumbent setation. Abdominal sternite IX spatulate, with a slightly narrowed apex. Pygidium black, coarsely punctate. Legs. – Tarsi light brown, tibiae brown, femora brown, all sparsely covered with very short, fine, decumbent brown and yellow setae. Anterior tibiae with black spines along the shaft. Male genitalia. – (Fig. 5). Female. – Externally similar to the male, but distinguished by a smaller antennal club. Variability. – Body measurements (in mm): TL 1.8 - 2.6, EW 1.2 - 1.6.	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFF659F0C74B5ABD1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. – Patronymic, dedicated to collector and donator of the type material Jiří Hodeček.	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFF659F0C74B5ABD1.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. – The new species closely resembles C. youngi Kadej & Háva, 2013, but can be distinguished from this and other Dominican species by the characteristics outlined in the following key.	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFF069806753AAE04.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Dominican Republic, Sierra de Bahoruco, 2000 m, 18.2711003 N, 71.7248881 W, 16.6.2023, J. Pirkl lgt., 127 spec., J. Háva det., (40 MCSN-VD, 20 MHNG, 20 MNHNSD, 47 JHAC).	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFF069806753AAE04.taxon	discussion	Note. – Additional examined material after the description. Variability of body measurements (mm): TL 2.1 - 3.4.	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFC0B9951725CACDC.taxon	description	(Fig. 6 - 8) ZooBank: https: // zoobank. org / 508 F 2 D 53 - DD 06 - 4654 - 9 E 98 - 3 F 61 EDE 02151	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFC0B9951725CACDC.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype, ♂, Dominican Republic, La Cienaga [La Vega prov., 10 km NE of Constanza], 18.9952861 N, 70.8361256 W, 18.6.2023, J. Pirkl lgt., (MCSN-VD).	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFC0B9951725CACDC.taxon	description	Description of the holotype Body. – Body measurements (in mm): TL 3.2, EW 1.9. Dorsal integument black (Fig. 6), with decumbent yellow and black setation. Ventral integument black, with yellow decumbent setation. Head. – Shiny brown, finely punctate, covered with yellow decumbent setation. Palpomeres light brown. Median frontal ocellus present. Eyes large, bearing scarcely visible short microsetae. Antennae brown with yellow setation, consisting of 11 antennomeres and a 3 - segmented antennal club (Fig. 7). Antennal fossa closed. Pronotum. – Black with yellow decumbent setation; finely punctate. Scutellum. – Black, shiny, small, triangular, without punctation or setation. Elytra. – Blackwithbothblackandyellowsetae. Yellow setaeform anarrow transversefascia nearthepronotum, extendingfrom thehumerustothescutellum; elsewhere predominantly black decumbent setation. Elytra more densely and finely punctate than the pronotum. Each elytron with a small humeral bump. Epipleuron. – Short, black, with some yellow decumbent setation. Ventral surface. – Mesoventrum and metaventrum black, coarsely punctate, with yellow decumbent setation. Visible abdominal ventrites shiny, black, densely and coarsely punctate, with yellow decumbent setation. Pygidium brown, covered with yellow setation. Legs. – Tarsilight brown, tibiaelight brown, femorabrown. Allsparsely covered with short, fine, decumbent setae, intermixed brown and yellow. Anterior tibiae with black spines along the shaft. Male genitalia. – (Fig. 8). Female. – Unknown.	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFC0B9951725CACDC.taxon	etymology	Etymology. – The species is named after its type locality in La Vega Province	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
2B1EB03FD94AFFEEFC0B9951725CACDC.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. – The new species closely resembles C. delacruzi Kadej & Háva, 2013, but can be distinguished from that species and other Dominican representatives by the diagnostic traits provided in the following key.	en	Háva, Jiří, Hodeček, Jiří (2025): Two additional new species of Cryptorhopalum (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from the Dominican Republic. Faunitaxys 13 (6): 1-5, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(06), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000835
