Biology:Carpophilus antiquus
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Carpophilus antiquus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Nitidulidae |
| Genus: | Carpophilus |
| Species: | C. antiquus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carpophilus antiquus Melsheimer, 1844
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Carpophilus antiquus is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
Carpophilus antiquus can synthesize a novel pheromone while feeding on wheat, yeast, or corn that attracts the same and sympatric species and lead to a beetle infestation.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Carpophilus antiquus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=835523. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Carpophilus antiquus". https://www.gbif.org/species/8247128. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Carpophilus antiquus species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/246896. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ Bartelt, Robert; Seaton, Karen; Dowd, Patrick (1993). "Aggregation pheromone ofCarpophilus antiquus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and kairomonal use ofC. lugubris pheromone byC. antiquus". Journal of Chemical Ecology 19 (10): 2203–2216. doi:10.1007/BF00979658. PMID 24248570. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00979658. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675.
Wikidata ☰ Q54983600 entry
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