''Agapytho'' is the only genus of

beetles Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

in the family Agapythidae. The genus contains a single species, ''Agapytho foveicollis'', which is endemic to New Zealand. Larvae and adults are found on

sooty mold Sooty mold (also spelled sooty mould) is a collective term for different Ascomycete fungi, which includes many genera, commonly ''Cladosporium'' and ''Alternaria''. It grows on plants and their fruit, but also environmental objects, like fences, ...

growing on '' Nothofagus'' trees. Gut contents indicate that at least adult ''Agapytho'' consume the sooty mould as part of their diet.

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Cucujoidea genera Monotypic beetle genera {{Cucujiformia-stub