Carpophilus

Carpophilus is a genus of sap beetles. They are agricultural pests that cause feeding damage to a variety of fruits worldwide.[1] The genus contains a great number of species.[2]

Carpophilus melanopterus

Carpophilus
Carpophilus marginellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Nitidulidae
Subfamily: Carpophilinae
Genus: Carpophilus
Stephens, 1830

Selected Species

See also

  • Urophorus humeralis (Fabricius, 1798); formerly placed in the genus Carpophilus, this species can be differentiated by having three abdominal tergites rather than two.[3]

References

  1. "Dried Fruit Beetle (Carpophilus)-pest of stone fruit". Government of Western Australia Department of Agriculture and Food. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. "Index of Scientific Names". Global Names Index. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. "Pineapple beetle". PaDIL. Retrieved 2 August 2016.


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