Cryphalomimus, Eggers, 1927, Eggers, 1927

Jordal, B. H., 2023, An illustrated key and new records of the Afrotropical bark beetle genus Cryphalomimus Eggers (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), Zootaxa 5353 (6), pp. 595-600 : 599

Identification key

1. Pronotum on anterior half with sharp small asperities, the anterior margin with 8–14 small raised teeth................. 2

- Pronotum smooth and shiny, at most with fine asperities on its anterior third, the anterior margin with 4–6 small tubercles............................................................................................... C. grandis

2. Body length to width ratio 1.8–1.9; anterior margin of pronotum with>10 raised teeth.......................... C. ater

- Body length to width ratio 2.2–2.3; anterior margin of pronotum with <10 raised teeth....................... C. striatus