Agapytho | |
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Agapytho foveicollis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
Family: |
Agapythidae Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1969 |
Genus: |
Agapytho Broun, 1921 |
Species: | A. foveicollis
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Binomial name | |
Agapytho foveicollis Broun, 1921
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Agapytho is the only genus of beetles in the family Agapythidae. The genus contains a single species, Agapytho foveicollis, which is endemic to New Zealand. [1] [2] [3] [4] Larvae and adults are found on sooty mold growing on Nothofagus trees. Gut contents indicate that at least adult Agapytho consume the sooty mould as part of their diet. [5] [6]
Agapytho | |
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Agapytho foveicollis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
Family: |
Agapythidae Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1969 |
Genus: |
Agapytho Broun, 1921 |
Species: | A. foveicollis
|
Binomial name | |
Agapytho foveicollis Broun, 1921
|
Agapytho is the only genus of beetles in the family Agapythidae. The genus contains a single species, Agapytho foveicollis, which is endemic to New Zealand. [1] [2] [3] [4] Larvae and adults are found on sooty mold growing on Nothofagus trees. Gut contents indicate that at least adult Agapytho consume the sooty mould as part of their diet. [5] [6]