Agasicles (beetle) explained

Agasicles is a genus of flea beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.^[1] The species of this genus are native to South America,^[2] though the species Agasicles hygrophila has been introduced to the southeastern United States as a biological control agent against alligator weed.

Species

The genus includes five species:^[2]

• Agasicles connexa
• Agasicles hygrophila
• Agasicles interrogationis
• Agasicles opaca
• Agasicles vittata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Agasicles Jacoby, 1904 . www.gbif.org . 2 April 2021 . en.
2. Selman. B.J.. Vogt. G.B.. 1971. Lectotype designations in the South American genus Agasicles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with description of a new species important as a supressant of alligatorweed. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 64. 5. 1016–1020. 10.1093/aesa/64.5.1016.