Agasicles opaca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Galerucinae
Tribus: Alticini
Genus: Agasicles
Species: Agasicles opaca

Name

Agasicles opaca Bechyné, 1959: 301

Holotype and Paratypes: Museum G. Frey, "Est. Amazonas, Borba, III-1943 (Coll.J. Guerin)" and "Bolivia, Trinidad, 3 I, 1949 (P. G. Kuschel)."

Type locality: "Est. Amazonas, Borba"; "Bolivia, Trinidad".

References

Primary references

• Bechyné, J. 1959. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Alticidenfauna Boliviens (Coleopt. Phytoph.). Beiträge zur Neotropischen Fauna 1(4): 269–381. DOI: 10.1080/01650525909380619 . PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/64.5.1016 . Reference page.