Carpophilus dimidiatus

Carpophilus dimidiatus, the cornsap beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in Oceania, Europe, and North America.^[1][2][3]

Carpophilus dimidiatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Nitidulidae
Genus:	Carpophilus
Species:	C. dimidiatus
Binomial name
Carpophilus dimidiatus (Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms^[1]
Carpophilus auropilosus Wollaston, 1854 Carpophilus contingens (Walker, 1858) Carpophilus dilutus Murray, 1864 Carpophilus lewisi Reitter, 1884 Carpophilus limbalis Murray, 1864 Carpophilus luridus Murray, 1864 Carpophilus nigritus Murray, 1864 Carpophilus ochropterus Klug, 1862 Carpophilus puberulus Montrouzier, 1860 Carpophilus pusillus Stephens, 1830 Carpophilus robustus Murray, 1864 Carpophilus testaceus Murray, 1864 Carpophilus vittiger Murray, 1864

Cornsap beetle, Carpophilus dimidiatus

References

1. "Carpophilus dimidiatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Carpophilus dimidiatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Carpophilus dimidiatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.

External links

•   Media related to Carpophilus dimidiatus at Wikimedia Commons