Agasicles (beetle)
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| Agasicles | |
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| Agasicles hygrophila | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Alticini |
| Genus: | Agasicles Jacoby, 1905 |
| Type species | |
| Agasicles vittata Jacoby, 1905 | |
Agasicles is a genus of flea beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.[1] The species of this genus are native to South America,[2] though the species Agasicles hygrophila has been introduced to the southeastern United States as a biological control agent against alligator weed.
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