Biology:Colopterus truncatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Colopterus truncatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Nitidulidae
Genus: Colopterus
Species:
C. truncatus
Binomial name
Colopterus truncatus
(Randall, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • (LeConte, 1858) (Erichson, 1843)
  • (Murray, 1864) Colopterus limbatus
  • Colopterus infimus (LeConte, 1858)
  • Colopterus obliquus Colopterus triangularis

Colopterus truncatus is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]This particular sap beetle is thought to be one of the principal sap beetle vectors of oak wilt fungus in Minnesota.[4]

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q54961076 entry