Agra is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, the ground beetles. There are over 500 described species, but there are well over 1000 specimens in collections that have not yet been described. The common name elegant canopy beetles has been used for genus Agra. Beetles of this genus have narrow heads and long, constricted necks. The tarsomeres, or the "feet" of the beetle, are wide and equipped with pads, allowing the beetle to grip leaves as it moves about and rests on plants. Females have "telescopic" reproductive organs, which they use to deposit eggs deep in the substrate. Adults of some species are probably predators of other arthropods. Some have also been seen drinking sap and eating pollen. Adult beetles are nocturnal and attracted to lights. They rest on the undersides of leaves with their bodies aligned along the midrib, legs and antennae tucked in. The larvae develop in burrows and under tree bark, and are likely predatory. Adult beetles have anti-predator secretions that are offensive to predators; they have been noted to repel bats. Species include: Agra absurdis Liebke, 1938 Agra aculeata Chaudoir, 1854 Agra acuspina Straneo, 1979 Agra acutidens Straneo, 1965 Agra acutoides Straneo, 1982 Agra aeneipennis Chaudoir, 1861 Agra aeneola Bates, 1883 Agra aeris Erwin, 2000 Agra aeroides Erwin, 1983 Agra alinahui Erwin, 2000 Agra alternata Klug, 1834 Agra alvarengai Straneo, 1982 Agra amabilis Chaudoir, 1863 Agra amoena Chaudoir, 1861 Agra andina Liebke, 1938 Agra andrewesi Liebke, 1938 Agra anguinea Bates, 1865 Agra anthrax Erwin, 1986 Agra ardoini Straneo, 1982 Agra ariasi Erwin, 1982 Agra arrowi Liebke, 1938 Agra asymetrica Straneo, 1979 Agra aterrima Klug, 1824 Agra atlas Erwin, 1984 Agra atriperna Erwin, 1984 Agra attenuata Klug, 1824 Agra aurata Bates, 1865 Agra aurea Liebke, 1940 Agra aureoviridis Straneo, 1982 Agra auricula Liebke, 1940 Agra aurifera Liebke, 1940 Agra auripennis Liebke, 1940 Agra auronitens Bates, 1883 Agra aurora Liebke, 1940 Agra aurovittata Chaudoir, 1850 Agra azurea Chaudoir, 1861 Agra azureipennis Erwin, 1982 Agra baccii (Straneo, 1958) Agra bahiae Straneo, 1965 Agra baleni Steinheil, 1875 Agra barrensis Straneo, 1955 Agra basilewskyi Straneo, 1955 Agra bci Erwin, 2000 Agra belize Erwin, 1984 Agra besckei Liebke, 1940 Agra bicolor Straneo, 1979 Agra bicoloripes Straneo, 1955 Agra bicostata Bates, 1865 Agra biexcavata Straneo, 1958 Agra biexcisa Chaudoir, 1866 Agra bifaria Chaudoir, 1866 Agra biolat Erwin, 2000 Agra biseriatella Straneo, 1955 Agra blumax Erwin, 1983 Agra boggianii Straneo, 1955 Agra