Biology:Carpophilus dimidiatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Carpophilus dimidiatus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Nitidulidae
Genus: Carpophilus
Species:
C. dimidiatus
Binomial name
Carpophilus dimidiatus
(Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms[1]
  • Carpophilus auropilosus Wollaston, 1854
  • (Walker, 1858) Reitter, 1884
  • Klug, 1862 Carpophilus puberulus
  • Carpophilus limbalis Montrouzier, 1860
  • Carpophilus dilutus Murray, 1864
  • Stephens, 1830 Carpophilus robustus
  • Carpophilus luridus Murray, 1864
  • Carpophilus contingens Murray, 1864
  • Murray, 1864 Murray, 1864
  • Carpophilus vittiger Carpophilus nigritus
  • Murray, 1864 Carpophilus lewisi
  • Murray, 1864 Carpophilus testaceus
  • Carpophilus pusillus Carpophilus ochropterus

Carpophilus dimidiatus, the cornsap beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in Oceania, Europe, and North America.[1][2][3]

Cornsap beetle, Carpophilus dimidiatus

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14928638 entry