| Cryptonychus breviceps | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cryptonychus |
| Species: | C. breviceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptonychus breviceps Weise, 19111
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Cryptonychus breviceps is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Elaeis species, Cocos nucifera and Cocos romanzoffiana.2
References
References
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.