Cryptonychus breviceps

Cryptonychus breviceps is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

Cryptonychus breviceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cryptonychus
Species:	C. breviceps
Binomial name
Cryptonychus breviceps Weise, 1911[1]
Synonyms
Gyllenhalius palmarum Maulik, 1930

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Elaeis species, Cocos nucifera and Cocos romanzoffiana.^[2]