Agonita fossulata

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Agonita fossulata
Chrysomelidae, Agonita fossulata (Guerin-Meneville, 1844); Togo (1).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Agonita
Species:
A. fossulata
Binomial name
Agonita fossulata
Synonyms
  • Odontota fossulataGuérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Distolaca crenatipennisKraatz, 1895

Agonita fossulata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Congo, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Senegal, South Africa, Togo and Uganda.

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species Combretum binderianum , Andropogon , Isoberlinia , Cissus , Lophira , Loudetia , Stereospermum and Kunthia species. [2]

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2025.