Cryptonychus exiguus

Cryptonychus exiguus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cryptonychus
Species:
C. exiguus
Binomial name
Cryptonychus exiguus
Spaeth, 1933[1]

Cryptonychus exiguus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Uganda.

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species is Cocos romanzoffiana.[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.