Biology:Agelasa nigriceps
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Short description: Species of skeletonizing leaf beetle
| Agelasa nigriceps | |
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| Agelasa nigriceps, Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Hylaspini |
| Genus: | Agelasa |
| Species: | A. nigriceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Agelasa nigriceps Motschulsky, 1860
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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.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01211.x. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01211.x. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q2684157 entry
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