This is a list of the pollen beetles (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 ...
) recorded in
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...
.
For other beetles, see
List of beetle species recorded in Britain
This is a list of beetle species in Great Britain, Britain.
Suborder Adephaga
;Family Carabidae
:See List of ground beetle (Carabidae) species recorded in Britain
;Families Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Paelobiidae and Dytiscidae
:See List ...
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Urophorus humeralis''
(Fabricius, 1798)
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Carpophilus dimidiatus''
(Fabricius, 1792)
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Carpophilus flavipes''
Murray, 1864
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Carpophilus hemipterus
''Carpophilus hemipterus'', the dried-fruit beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America, Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micr ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Carpophilus ligneus''
Murray, 1864
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Carpophilus maculatus''
Murray, 1864
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Carpophilus marginellus''
Motschulsky, 1858
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Carpophilus mutilatus''
Erichson, 1843
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Carpophilus nepos''
Murray, 1864
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Carpophilus obsoletus''
Erichson, 1843
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Carpophilus sexpustulatus''
(Fabricius, 1792)
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Carpophilus truncatus''
Murray, 1864
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Epuraea aestiva''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Epuraea angustula''
Sturm, 1844
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Epuraea biguttata
''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 f ...
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(Thunberg, 1784)
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Epuraea binotata''
Reitter, 1872
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Epuraea distincta''
(Grimmer, 1841)
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Epuraea fuscicollis''
(Stephens, 1835)
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Epuraea guttata
''Epuraea guttata'' is a species of sap beetle of the subfamily Carpophilinae.
Description
Adult
Body length of an adult is . The pronotum, mesonotum, and metanotum are strongly shiny. The head and legs have a moderate shine, as do the elytra. ...
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(Olivier, 1811)
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Epuraea longula
''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 f ...
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Erichson, 1845
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Epuraea marseuli
''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 f ...
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Reitter, 1872
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Epuraea melina
''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 f ...
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Erichson, 1843
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Epuraea neglecta
''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 f ...
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(Heer, 1841)
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Epuraea pallescens
''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 f ...
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(Stephens, 1835)
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Epuraea rufomarginata
''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 f ...
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(Stephens, 1830)
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Epuraea silacea
''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 f ...
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(Herbst, 1783)
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Epuraea terminalis
''Epuraea terminalis'' is a species 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, w ...
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(Mannerheim, 1843)
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Epuraea thoracica
''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 f ...
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Tournier, 1872
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Epuraea variegata''
(Herbst, 1793)
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Epuraea limbata''
(Fabricius, 1787)
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Micrurula melanocephala''
(Marsham, 1802)
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Pria dulcamarae''
(Scopoli, 1763)
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Meligethes aeneus
''Brassicogethes aeneus'', the common pollen beetle, is a species of pollen beetle in the family Nitidulidae. Other common names include the rape pollen beetle and rape blossom beetle. It was previously known as ''Meligethes aeneus''.
It is fou ...
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(Fabricius, 1775)
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Meligethes atramentarius''
Förster, 1849
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Meligethes atratus''
(Olivier, 1790)
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Meligethes bidens''
Brisout de Barneville, 1863
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Meligethes bidentatus''
Brisout de Barneville, 1863
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Meligethes brevis''
Sturm, 1845
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Meligethes brunnicornis''
Sturm, 1845
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Meligethes carinulatus''
Förster, 1849
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Meligethes coracinus''
Sturm, 1845
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Meligethes corvinus''
Erichson, 1845
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Meligethes difficilis''
(Heer, 1841)
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Meligethes erichsonii''
Brisout de Barneville, 1863
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Meligethes exilis''
Sturm, 1845
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Meligethes flavimanus''
Stephens, 1830
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Meligethes fulvipes''
Brisout de Barneville, 1863
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Meligethes gagathinus''
Erichson, 1845
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Meligethes haemorrhoidalis''
Förster, 1849
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Meligethes incanus''
Sturm, 1845
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Meligethes kunzei''
Erichson, 1845
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Meligethes lugubris''
Sturm, 1845
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Meligethes morosus''
Erichson, 1845
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Meligethes nanus''
Erichson, 1845
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Meligethes nigrescens''
Stephens, 1830
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Meligethes obscurus''
Erichson, 1845
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Meligethes ochropus''
Sturm, 1845
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Meligethes ovatus''
Sturm, 1845
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Meligethes pedicularius''
(Gyllenhal, 1808)
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Meligethes persicus''
(Faldermann, 1835)
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Meligethes planiusculus''
(Heer, 1841)
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Meligethes rotundicollis''
Brisout de Barneville, 1863
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Meligethes ruficornis''
(Marsham, 1802)
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Meligethes serripes''
(Gyllenhal, 1827)
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Meligethes solidus''
(Kugelann, 1794)
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Meligethes subrugosus''
(Gyllenhal, 1808)
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Meligethes umbrosus''
Sturm, 1845
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Meligethes viridescens''
(Fabricius, 1787)
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Nitidula bipunctata''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Nitidula carnaria''
(Schaller, 1783)
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Nitidula flavomaculata''
Rossi, 1790
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Nitidula rufipes''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
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Omosita colon''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Omosita depressa''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Omosita discoidea''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Soronia grisea''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Soronia punctatissima
''Soronia'' is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Soronia''.
Species
These 14 species belong to the genus ''Soronia'':
* ''Soronia borbonica'' Grouvelle, 1899
* ''Soronia dorrig ...
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(Illiger, 1794)
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Amphotis marginata''
(Fabricius, 1781)
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Cychramus luteus''
(Fabricius, 1787)
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Pocadius adustus''
Reitter, 1888
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Pocadius ferrugineus''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Thalycra fervida''
(Olivier, 1790)
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Cryptarcha strigata''
(Fabricius, 1787)
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Cryptarcha undata''
(Olivier, 1790)
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Glischrochilus quadripunctatus''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Glischrochilus hortensis''
(Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)
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Glischrochilus quadriguttatus''
(Fabricius, 1777)
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Pityophagus ferrugineus
''Pityophagus'' is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about six described species in ''Pityophagus''.
Species
These six species belong to the genus ''Pityophagus'':
* ''Pityophagus cephalotes'' LeConte, 1866
* '' ...
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(Linnaeus, 1761)
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Cybocephalus fodori
''Cybocephalus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cybocephalidae, previously belonging to the subfamily Cybocephalinae of the family Nitidulidae, and comprising over 200 described species.Cline, AR, et al. (2014) Molecular phylogeny of Niti ...
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Endrödy-Younga, 1965
References
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Pollen beetles
Pollen beetle is an informal term for any species of beetle associated intimately with suitably pollen-rich species of flowers. Typically such a beetle is adapted to the pollen as a major part of its diet. Species in at least sixteen families of th ...