| Agelasa nigriceps | |
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| Agelasa nigriceps, Japan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Hylaspini |
| Genus: | Agelasa |
| Species: | A. nigriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Agelasa nigriceps Motschulsky, 1860 | |
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]
