Agapytho

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
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

Drawing by Des Helmore