Agasicles interrogationis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Galerucinae
Tribus: Alticini
Genus: Agasicles
Species: Agasicles interrogationis

Name

Agasicles interrogationis (Clark, 1865)

Lectotype: BMNH, ♂, Bahia, Moquerys, date unknown, bears (1) a Chevrolat label stating "Systena interrogationis, Brazil, Bahia" and (2) a label stating "Ex. coll. Laferte;" in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.), Accession no. 67-56, bought from Higgins in 1867 as part of the Clark Collections. (designated by Selman & Vogt, 1971: 1016).

Type locality: Bahia: Moquerys.

Synonymy

• Systena interrogationis Clark, 1865: 402 (as "Systena interrogationis, Dej., Chevr., &c.")
• Agasicles interrogationis (Clark, 1865): Bechyné, 1957: 56

References

Primary references

• Bechyné, J. 1957. Alticides neotropicaux de la collection du Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria" di Genova (Coleopt. Chrysomelidae). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale "Giacomo Doria" 69: 51–74. BHL. Reference page. 
• Clark, H. 1865. An examination of the Halticidae of South America. The Journal of Entomology 2(13): 375–412. BHL.
• Selman, B.J. & Vogt, G.B. 1971. Lectotype designations in the South American genus Agasicles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with description of a new species important as a supressant of alligatorweed. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 64(5): 1016–1020. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/64.5.1016 . Reference page.