Gyllenhaleus bipunctatus

Gyllenhaleus bipunctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Gyllenhaleus
Species:
G. bipunctatus
Binomial name
Gyllenhaleus bipunctatus
(Baly, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cryptonychus bipunctatus Baly, 1858
  • Gyllenhaleus bipunctatus quadrimaculatus Gestro, 1906
  • Cryptonychus (Gyllenhaleus) schubotzi Weise, 1915
  • Cryptonychus (Gyllenhaleus) bipunctatus subnotata Pic, 1924

Gyllenhaleus bipunctatus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Costus afer, Amomum 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.