Agapytho
Genus of beetles
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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  | |
| 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 | |
