Agonita amoena

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Agonita amoena is a small leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in southern Africa, specifically in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Adults are about 5–6 mm long and have a cyan, shiny, smooth body with darker-colored antennae and legs. The head is lightly punctured, and the prothorax (the first segment behind the head) is almost straight along the sides, wider at the base, and has a few surface markings including a faint median wrinkle. No host plant has been documented for this species.

Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Agonita
Species: A. amoena
Binomial name: Agonita amoena (Péringuey, 1908)
Synonym: Distolaca amoena (Péringuey, 1908)