''Urophorus humeralis'', known generally as the pineapple beetle or yellow-shouldered souring beetle, is a species of
sap-feeding beetle
The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family of beetles.
They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They feed mainly on decaying vegetable matt ...
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 ...
. It is found in Africa, 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 ...
, Southern Asia, Europe, and temperate Asia.
[ The species is known to be a vector of '']Ceratocystis paradoxa
''Ceratocystis paradoxa'' or Black Rot of Pineapple is a plant pathogen that is a fungus, part of the phylum Ascomycota. It is characterized as the teleomorph or sexual reproduction stage of infection. This stage contains ascocarps, or sacs/fruit ...
'' in sugarcane in Hawaii, and the beetles are attracted to diseased sugarcane more than healthy sugarcane, with ''Ceratocystis paradoxa'' being more nutritious to ''U. humeralis'' larvae.
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Nitidulidae
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Beetles described in 1798
Cosmopolitan arthropods
Insect vectors of plant pathogens
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