Agonita tricolor
| Agonita tricolor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Agonita |
| Species: | A. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Agonita tricolor (Chûjô, 1933)[1]
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Agonita tricolor is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Taiwan.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.9–6.3 mm. They are yellowish-brown or reddish-brown, while the antennae are black or blackish-brown and the legs are pale yellow.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Smilax china, Smilax bracteata and Smilax lanceifolia.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Lee, C.-F., Suenaga, H. & Staines, C.L. 2011. A Review of the Genus Agonita E. Strand (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Gonophorini) of Taiwan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 17(2): 355–363.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 26, 2025.