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]

Agelasa nigriceps
Agelasa nigriceps, Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Hylaspini
Genus: Agelasa
Species:
A. nigriceps
Binomial name
Agelasa nigriceps

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.