Agelasa nigriceps
| Agelasa nigriceps | |
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| Agelasa nigriceps, Japan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Hylaspini |
| Genus: | Agelasa |
| Species: | A. nigriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Agelasa nigriceps Motschulsky, 1860 | |
Agelasa nigriceps is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, found in the Palearctic.[1] Its most common host plant is Actinidia arguta, although the beetles have been evolving in Japan to use Pterostyrax hispidus as a host plant.[2]
References
- ^ Park, Jinyoung; JeChoi, Ik; KyunPark, Jong (2020). "Revision of the tribe Hylaspini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) in Korea". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 13 (4): 724–726. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2020.07.003. S2CID 225227748.
- ^ Kohyama, Tetsuo I.; Matsumoto, Kazumi; Katakura, Haruo (January 4, 2012). "Geographic variation of host use in the leaf beetle Agelasa nigriceps suggests host range expansion". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 142 (2): 165–174. Bibcode:2012EEApp.142..165K. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01211.x. S2CID 82846712. Retrieved 30 January 2022.