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subgenus Carpophilus (Carpophilus subgenus Carpophilus)
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Carpophilus obsoletus 0 (Carpophilus obsoletus)
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Carpophilus obsoletus
- Carpophilus obsoletus 0
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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
Genus
Carpophilus
No Taxon
(subgenus Carpophilus)
Species
obsoletus
(Carpophilus obsoletus 0)
Explanation of Names
Carpophilus obsoletus
Erichson 1843
Size
2.3‒4.5 mm
(
1
)
Identification
adult habitus photos:
1
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2
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3
Range
native to tropical Asia
(
2
)
, now almost cosmopolitan
(
3
)
, adventive in our area, apparently from Asia
(
4
)
Remarks
a major pest of various dry agricultural products
(
3
)
Internet References
Fact sheet
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5
)
Works Cited
1.
Lompe A. (2002-) Die Käfer Europas: Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
2.
Coleoptera families other than Cerambycidae, Curculionidae sensu lato, Chrysomelidae sensu lato and Coccinelidae -- Chapter 8.5
Denux O., Zagatti P. 2010. BioRisk 4: 315–406.
3.
Manual for identification of quarantine and other important pests of raw materials, stored products, and seed
Mordkovich Ya.B., Sokolov E.A. 1999. Kolos, Moscow, 384 pp.
4.
A revision of Neartic Nitidulidae (Coleoptera)
Parsons C.T. 1943. Bull. comp. Zool. 92: 121-278.
5.
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