Agapanthia gemella
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| Agapanthia gemella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Agapanthia |
| Species: | A. gemella |
| Binomial name | |
| Agapanthia gemella Holzschuh, 1989 | |
Agapanthia gemella is a species of beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae endemic to Cyprus. It was described by the German entomologist Carolus Holzschuh in 1989 and is placed in the subgenus Smaragdula. The species is 8–12 millimetres (0.3–0.5 in) long and metallic green with no blue tinge. It endemic to Cyprus, where it has been recorded from Paphos and Limassol districts. The beetles feed on Fabaceae species, particularly Erophaca baetica orientalis, with their larvae developing in the stalks of these plants.
Agapanthia gemella was described by the German entomologist Carolus Holzschuh in 1989 based on a female specimen collected from Limassol, Cyprus in 1980.[1] It is placed in the subgenus Smaragdula.[2]