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Subfamily Carpophilinae

elongate brown nit - Caplothorax lugubris Carpophilus 02 - Carpophilus hemipterus Nit - Carpophilus marginatus 032312Beetle2 - Carpophilus mutilatus Carpophilus brevipennis (Blanchard) - Caplothorax brevipennis Rove beetle - Carpophilus brachypterus Nitidulid on Fishhook barrel cactus flowers (yellow) - Nitops pallipennis Beetle with orange spots - Carpophilus discoideus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
No Taxon (Nitidulid series)
Family Nitidulidae (Sap-feeding Beetles)
Subfamily Carpophilinae
Explanation of Names
Carpophilinae Erichson 1943
Numbers
3 genera in our area, 7 genera worldwide
Identification
for eastern spp., see (1)
some subcosmopolitan spp. spreading by commerce keyed & illustrated in(2)