2000-description
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Argyrotaenia coconinana
Argyrotaenia coconinana is a tortricid moth described in 2000 from the southwestern United States. The species is named for Coconino County, Arizona, where it was first collected. Adults are active during early summer, with forewing lengths of 11–13 mm in males and 11–12 mm in females. The species belongs to a genus commonly known as leafroller moths, though specific life history details for this species remain undocumented.
Cryptocephalus downiei
Downie's spotted leaf beetle, Downie-dotted Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus downiei is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It was described in 2000 by E. Riley and Gilbert, with the specific epithet honoring American psychologist and coleopterist Norville Downie. The species is known from North America and belongs to a genus whose larvae construct portable cases from their own feces and shed exoskeletons.
Lauxania shewelli
Lauxania shewelli is a small fly species in the family Lauxaniidae, described from North America in 2000. The species is named in honor of the dipterist Harold Shewell. It belongs to a genus of lauxaniid flies characterized by patterned wings and yellowish to brownish body coloration. The species has been documented primarily through observations in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Ozodiceromyia livdahli
Ozodiceromyia livdahli is a species of stiletto fly in the family Therevidae, described by Gaimari and Irwin in 2000. The genus Ozodiceromyia belongs to the mexicana-group, a distinctive clade of cycloteline Therevidae characterized by specialized morphological features. Species in this genus are poorly known biologically, with most information derived from taxonomic revisions rather than ecological studies.
Selenophorus chaparralus
Selenophorus chaparralus is a ground beetle species described by Purrington in 2000. It belongs to the genus Selenophorus, a group of nocturnal ground beetles within the family Carabidae. The species epithet 'chaparralus' suggests an association with chaparral vegetation, a type of Mediterranean scrubland found in parts of western North America. As a recently described species with limited observation records, much of its biology remains undocumented.