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Nitidulidae
The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family (biology), family of beetles. They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antenna (biology), antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They feed mainly on decaying vegetable matter, over-ripe fruit, and sap. Sap beetles coexist with fungi species and live in habitats of coniferous trees. They are found all across Europe and Siberia and are the biggest nutudulid species known in those areas. There are a few Pest (organism), pest species. An example of a pest species is the Stelidota geminata, strawberry sap beetle that infest crops in Brazil between the months of August and February. * the picnic beetle, ''Glischrochilus quadrisignatus'' * the dusky sap beetle, ''Carpophilus lugubris'' * the Stelidota geminata, strawberry sap beetle, ''Stelidota geminata'' * the small hive beetle, ''Aethina tumida'' The oldest unambiguous fossils of the family date to the Early Cretaceous, belong ...
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Picnic Beetle
''Glischrochilus'' (sometimes misspelled as ''Glisrochilus'') is a genus of sap-feeding and predatory beetles under the family Nitidulidae, subfamily Cryptarchinae. Most members of this genus are commonly known as picnic beetles or beer bugs. Description ''Glischrochilus'' are oblong shiny black beetles with attractive yellow, red, or orange markings on their elytra. Their elytra are short and expose the upper surface of their last abdominal segments, a good way to distinguish them from the superficially similar but generally larger '' Megalodacne'' beetles. They are so similar that some species of ''Glischrochilus'' were once classified along with ''Megalodacne'' under the now reclassified genus ''Ips''. Like other nitulidid beetles, adult ''Glischrochilus'' can be distinguished from other kinds of sap-feeding beetles by their characteristic 11-segmented antennae that end with a 3-segmented ball-like club. ''Glischrochilus'' are among the largest of the nitulidid beetles, but t ...
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Epuraea
''Epuraea'' is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae, first described in 1843 by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson. There are at least 40 described species in ''Epuraea''. Their most notable food source is sap but these beetles also feed on organic matter such as fruits, flowers, fungi, decaying plant tissue, and the tissue of dead animals. ''Epuraea'' beetles commonly overwinter underneath logs or in soil. See also * List of Epuraea species References * Habeck, Dale H. / Arnett, Ross H. Jr., Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank, eds. (2002). "Family 77. Nitidulidae Latreille 1802". ''American Beetles, vol. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea'', 311–315. * Parsons, Carl T. (1943). "A revision of Nearctic Nitidulidae (Coleoptera)". ''Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 92, no. 3'', 121–278. Further reading * Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). ''American Beetl ...
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Meligethes
''Meligethes'' is a genus of pollen beetles in the family Nitidulidae The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family (biology), family of beetles. They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antenna (biology), antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They fe .... There are more than 80 described species in ''Meligethes''. Species These 81 species belong to the genus ''Meligethes'': * '' Meligethes amei'' * '' Meligethes atramentarius'' Förster, 1849 * '' Meligethes atratus'' (Olivier, 1790) * '' Meligethes aurantirugosus'' * '' Meligethes aurifer'' Audisio, Sabatelli & Jelinek, 2015 * '' Meligethes auripilis'' * '' Meligethes auropilosus'' Liu, Yang, Huang, Jelinek & Audisio, 2016 * '' Meligethes aurorugosus'' * '' Meligethes bidens'' Brisout de Barneville, 1863 * '' Meligethes bidentatus'' Brisout de Barneville, 1863 * '' Meligethes binotatus'' Grouvelle, 1894 * '' Meligethes brunnicornis'' Sturm, 1845 * '' Meligethe ...
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Meligethinae
Meligethinae is a subfamily of pollen beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about 6 genera and about 10 described species in Meligethinae. Genera * '' Acanthogethes'' Reitter, 1871 * '' Afrogethes'' Audisio & Cline, 2009 * '' Brassicogethes'' Audisio & Cline, 2009 * '' Fabogethes'' Audisio & Cline, 2009 * '' Genistogethes'' * ''Meligethes ''Meligethes'' is a genus of pollen beetles in the family Nitidulidae The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family (biology), family of beetles. They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed ant ...'' Stephens, 1830 References * Audisio, P., A. R. Cline, A. De Biase, G. Antonini, E. Mancini, M. Trizzino, L. Costantini, et al. (2009). "Preliminary re-examination of genus-level taxonomy of the pollen beetle subfamily Meligethinae (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)". ''Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, vol. 49, no. 2'', 341–504. * Bouchard, P., Y. Bousquet, A. Davies, M. Alonso-Zara ...
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Nitidula
''Nitidula'' is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family (biology), family of beetles. They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antenna (biology), antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They fe .... There are more than 20 described species in ''Nitidula''. Some species breed in carrion while others are associated with later stages of decay in mammalian corpses and can be used in forensic investigations (e.g., '' Nitidula carnaria'', '' N. flavomaculata''). Species These 23 species belong to the genus ''Nitidula'': * '' Nitidula aemula'' Heer, 1862 * '' Nitidula ancora'' Heer, 1862 * '' Nitidula antarctica'' White, 1846 * '' Nitidula bipunctata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (two-spotted sap beetle) * '' Nitidula buprestoides'' Weber, 1801 * '' Nitidula carnaria'' (Schaller, 1783) * '' Nitidula convexiuscula'' Mannerheim, 1843 * '' Nitidula dubia'' Gyllenhal, 1808 ...
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Carpophilinae
Carpophilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are at least 70 described species in Carpophilinae. Genera * '' Amphicrossus'' Erichson, 1843 * '' Aphenolia'' Reitter, 1884 * ''Carpophilus'' Stephens, 1830 * '' Caplothorax'' Kirejtshuk, 1997 * ''Epuraea'' Erichson, 1843 * '' Nitops'' Murray, 1864 * ''Urophorus ''Urophorus'' is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are at least two described species in ''Urophorus''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Urophorus'': * '' Urophorus humeralis'' (Fabricius, 1798) (pi ...'' Murray, 1864 References * Bouchard, P., Y. Bousquet, A. Davies, M. Alonso-Zarazaga, J. Lawrence, C. Lyal, A. Newton, et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ''ZooKeys, vol. 88'', 1–972. * Habeck, Dale H. / Arnett, Ross H. Jr., Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank, eds. (2002). "Family 77. Nitidulidae Latreille 1802". ''American Beetles, vol. 2: Polyphaga: Sc ...
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Nitidulinae
Nitidulinae is a subfamily of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family (biology), family of beetles. They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antenna (biology), antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They fe .... There are about 17 genera and at least 70 described species in Nitidulinae. Genera These are 17 out of the approximately 110 genera belonging to the subfamily Nitidulinae. References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * * External links * Nitidulidae {{nitidulidae-stub ...
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Cyllodes
''Cyllodes'' is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family (biology), family of beetles. They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antenna (biology), antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They fe .... There are about 14 described species in ''Cyllodes''. Species These 14 species belong to the genus ''Cyllodes'': * '' Cyllodes accentus'' Kirejtshuk, 1985 * '' Cyllodes ater'' (Herbst, 1792) * '' Cyllodes bifascies'' (Walker, 1859) * '' Cyllodes biplagiatus'' LeConte, 1866 * '' Cyllodes criptum'' Kirejtshuk, 2005 * '' Cyllodes literatus'' (Reitter, 1878) * '' Cyllodes multimaculatus'' Grouvelle, 1913 * '' Cyllodes nakanei'' Hisamatsu, 1961 * '' Cyllodes pseudoliteratus'' Kirejtshuk, 2005 * '' Cyllodes punctidorsum'' Nakane & Hisamatsu, 1955 * '' Cyllodes quinquemaculatus'' Liu, Yang & Huang, 2016 * '' Cyllodes thomasi'' Cline & Skelley * '' Cyllodes tigrinu ...
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Cychramus
''Cychramus'' is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family (biology), family of beetles. They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antenna (biology), antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They fe .... There are about six described species in ''Cychramus''. Species These six species belong to the genus ''Cychramus'': * '' Cychramus adustus'' Erichson, 1843 * '' Cychramus castaneus'' (Blatchley, 1916) * '' Cychramus luteus'' (Fabricius, 1787) * '' Cychramus variegatoideus'' Hisamatsu, 2008 * '' Cychramus variegatus'' (Herbst, 1792) * '' Cychramus zimmermanni'' Horn, 1879 References Further reading * * External links * Nitidulidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{nitidulidae-stub ...
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Amphotis
''Amphotis'' is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family (biology), family of beetles. They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antenna (biology), antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They fe .... There are about eight described species in ''Amphotis''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Amphotis'': * '' Amphotis bella'' Heer, 1847 * '' Amphotis depressa'' Theobald, 1937 * '' Amphotis marginata'' (Fabricius, 1781) * '' Amphotis martini'' C.Brisout de Barneville, 1878 * '' Amphotis oeningensis'' Heer, 1862 * '' Amphotis orientalis'' Reiche, 1861 * '' Amphotis schwarzi'' Ulke, 1887 * '' Amphotis ulkei'' LeConte, 1866 References Further reading * * External links * Nitidulidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{nitidulidae-stub ...
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Stelidota Geminata
''Stelidota geminata'', the strawberry sap beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in Central America, North America, Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of ..., South America, Europe, and temperate Asia. References Further reading * * External links * Nitidulidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1825 {{nitidulidae-stub ...
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Urophorus
''Urophorus'' is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family (biology), family of beetles. They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antenna (biology), antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They fe .... There are at least two described species in ''Urophorus''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Urophorus'': * '' Urophorus humeralis'' (Fabricius, 1798) (pineapple beetle) * '' Urophorus yakushenkoi'' Audisio & Kirejtshuk, 1989 References Further reading * * External links * Nitidulidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{nitidulidae-stub ...
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