Subfamily Carpophilinae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Works Cited

another Carpophilus antiquus - Carpophilus antiquus - male

Conotelus punctatus - Carpophilus tempestivus

6004351 Carpophilus - Carpophilus antiquus

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)

Works Cited

1.	DiLorenzo C.L., Powell G.S., Cline A.R., McHugh J.V. (2021) Carpophiline-ID, a taxonomic web resource... (vers. 01.19.2021)

2.	Key to adventive sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in Hawaii, with notes on records and habits Ewing C.P., Cline A.R. 2005. Col. Bull. 59: 167-183.

Contributed by v belov on 13 November, 2009 - 9:07am
Last updated 29 August, 2021 - 5:10pm

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