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Sap beetle

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Nitidulidae

Higher classification
  
Cucujoidea

Order
  
Beetle

Superfamily
  
Cucujoidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Family

Sap beetle 4spotted Sap Beetle Glischrochilus quadrisignatus BugGuideNet

Lower classifications
  
Small hive beetle, Meligethes aeneus, Glischrochilus, Epuraea guttata

Four spotted sap beetle nitidulidae glischrochilus quadrisignatus


The sap beetles are a family (Nitidulidae) of beetles.

Contents

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 matter, over-ripe fruit, and sap. There are a few pest species.

Sap beetle Sap beetles attacked Michigan cherries Good Fruit Grower

Common species include:

  • the picnic beetle, Glischrochilus quadrisignatus
  • the dusky sap beetle, Carpophilus lugubris
  • the strawberry sap beetle, Stelidota geminata
  • the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida

    • Sap beetle CalPhotos Glischrochilus quadrisignatus Fourspotted Sap Beetle

    A sap beetle buffet


    Classification

    The family includes these genera:

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  • Subfamily Calonecrinae Kirejtshuk, 1982
  • Subfamily Maynipeplinae Kirejtshuk, 1998
  • Subfamily Epuraeinae Kirejtshuk, 1986
  • Subfamily Carpophilinae Erichson, 1842
  • Carpophilus Stephens, 1830
  • Epuraea Erichson, 1843
  • Urophorus Murray, 1864
  • Subfamily Amphicrossinae Kirejtshuk, 1986
  • Subfamily Meligethinae Thomson, 1859
  • Meligethes Stephens, 1830
  • Pria Stephens, 1830
  • Subfamily Nitidulinae Latreille, 1802
  • Amphotis Erichson, 1843
  • Cychramus Kugelann, 1794
  • Cyllodes Erichson, 1843
  • Ipidia Erichson, 1843
  • Nitidula Fabricius, 1775
  • Omosita Erichson, 1843
  • Physoronia Reitter, 1884
  • Pocadius Erichson, 1843
  • Soronia Erichson, 1843
  • Thalycra Erichson, 1843
  • Tumida Murray, 1867
  • Subfamily Cillaeinae Kirejtshuk & Audisio, 1986
  • Cillaeopeplus Sharp, 1908
  • Subfamily Cryptarchinae Thomson, 1859
  • Cryptarcha Shuckard, 1839
  • Glischrochilus Reitter, 1873
  • Pityophagus Shuckard, 1839
  • Subfamily Cybocephalinae Jacquelin du Val, 1858 (now frequently elevated to family status as Cybocephalidae)
  • Cybocephalus Erichson, 1844
  • Pastillus Endrödy-Younga, 1962
  • incertae sedis
  • Apetinus
  • Conotelus
  • Cyrtostolus
  • Eunitidula
  • Eupetinus
  • Gonioryctus
  • Goniothorax
  • Haptoncus
  • Kateretes
  • Nesapterus
  • Nesopetinus
  • Notopeplus
  • Orthostolus
  • Stelidota
  • Urophorus

    • Sap beetle Sap beetles in home gardens Insects University of Minnesota

    Sap beetle 4spotted Sap Beetle Glischrochilus quadrisignatus BugGuideNet

    Sap beetle Sap beetles in home gardens Insects University of Minnesota

    References

    Sap beetle Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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