Agonita tricolor

Agonita tricolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Agonita
Species:
A. tricolor
Binomial name
Agonita tricolor
(Chûjô, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
  • Agonia tricolor Chûjô, 1933

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

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.