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Cryptonychus leoninus

Cryptonychus leoninus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Sierra Leone.

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Cryptonychus leoninus
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. leoninus
Binomial name
Cryptonychus leoninus
Spaeth, 19331

Cryptonychus leoninus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Sierra Leone.

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this 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.