Agasicles (beetle)
| Agasicles | |
|---|---|
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| Agasicles hygrophila | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Alticini |
| Genus: | Jacoby, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Agasicles vittata Jacoby, 1905 | |
Agasicles is a genus of flea beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.[1] The species of this genus are native to South America,[2] though the species Agasicles hygrophila has been introduced to the southeastern United States as a biological control agent against alligator weed.
Species
The genus includes five species:[2]
- Agasicles connexa (Boheman, 1859)
- Agasicles hygrophila Selman & Vogt, 1971
- Agasicles interrogationis (Clark, 1865)
- Agasicles opaca Bechyné, 1959
- Agasicles vittata Jacoby, 1905
References
- ^ "Agasicles Jacoby, 1904". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b Selman, B.J.; Vogt, G.B. (1971). "Lectotype designations in the South American genus Agasicles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with description of a new species important as a supressant of alligatorweed". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 64 (5): 1016–1020. doi:10.1093/aesa/64.5.1016.