Cryptonychus extremus

Cryptonychus extremus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cryptonychus
Species:
C. extremus
Binomial name
Cryptonychus extremus
Synonyms
  • Cryptonychus cochlearius Kolbe, 1899
  • Cryptonychus congoensis Kolbe, 1899
  • Cryptonychus thoracicus Achard, 1917
  • Cryptonychus (Cryptonychus) cochlearius obscurata Uhmann 1936

Cryptonychus extremus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, South Africa, Togo and Uganda.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Carex species, Oryza sativa, Amomum species and Aframomum species.[2]

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.
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