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Cryptonychus murrayi

Cryptonychus murrayi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo and Uganda.

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Cryptonychus murrayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cryptonychus
Species:
C. murrayi
Binomial name
Cryptonychus murrayi
Baly, 18581
Synonyms
  • Cryptonychus bigotii Thomson, 1858
  • Cryptonychus reichenowi Kolbe, 1899
  • Cryptonychus murrayi cornuta Uhmann, 1953
  • Cryptonychus murrayi inapicalis Uhmann, 1958

Cryptonychus murrayi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo and Uganda.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Amomum and Aframomum species.2

References

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. 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.