Agonita unicolor

Agonita unicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Agonita
Species:
A. unicolor
Binomial name
Agonita unicolor
(Chûjô, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
  • Agonia unicolor Chûjô, 1933

Agonita unicolor is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Taiwan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4-5.8 mm. They are blackish-brown or black.[2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Miscanthus species, Arundinaria usawai and Yushania niitakayamensis.[3]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Lee, C.-F., Suenaga, H. & Staines, C.L. 2011. A Review of the Genus Agonita E. Strand (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Gonophorini) of Taiwan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 17(2): 355–363.
  3. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 26, 2025.