They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They feed mainly on decaying vegetable matter, over-ripe fruit, and sap. Some sap beetle species coexist with fungi species and live in habitats of coniferous trees. These fungi-dependent beetles are found in all across Europe and Siberia and are the biggest nutudulid species known in those areas.[1] Other species like the Australian Chychramptodes murrayi are known to feed on scale insects.[2] There are a few pest species, like the strawberry sap beetle that infest crops in Brazil between the months of August and February.[3]
The oldest unambiguous fossils of the family date to the Early Cretaceous, belonging to the genus Crepuraea from the Aptian aged Zaza Formation of Russia.[4]
^Audisio, P., Cline, A., Mancini, E., Trizzino, M., Clayhills, T., Cline, A., & Sabatelli, S. (2016).
^ abKirejtshuk, A.G.; Lawrence, J.F. 1992: Cychramptodini, a new tribe of Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) from Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 31: 29–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1992.tb00456.x
^Moliterno, A., Martins, C., Szczerbowski, D., Zawadneak, M., & Zarbin, P. (2017). The Male Produced Aggregation Pheromone of a Strawberry Sap Beetle, Lobiopa insularis (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). Journal Of Chemical Ecology, 43(6), 550-556. doi: 10.1007/s10886-017-0851-y
^KIREJTSHUK, ALEXANDER G.; NEL, ANDRE (2018-03-27). "Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) from the Paleocene of Menat (France)". Zootaxa. 4402 (1): 1–41. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4402.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 29690276.
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beetle, beetles, also, known, nitidulidae, family, beetles, temporal, range, aptian, recent, preꞒ, nipidia, binotatascientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, coleopterasuborder, polyphagainfraorder, cucu. The sap beetles also known as Nitidulidae are a family of beetles Sap beetleTemporal range Aptian Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NIpidia binotataScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder ColeopteraSuborder PolyphagaInfraorder CucujiformiaSuperfamily CucujoideaFamily NitidulidaeLatreille 1802They are small 2 6 mm ovoid usually dull coloured beetles with knobbed antennae Some have red or yellow spots or bands They feed mainly on decaying vegetable matter over ripe fruit and sap Some sap beetle species coexist with fungi species and live in habitats of coniferous trees These fungi dependent beetles are found in all across Europe and Siberia and are the biggest nutudulid species known in those areas 1 Other species like the Australian Chychramptodes murrayi are known to feed on scale insects 2 There are a few pest species like the strawberry sap beetle that infest crops in Brazil between the months of August and February 3 Some common sap beetles include the picnic beetle Glischrochilus quadrisignatus the dusky sap beetle Carpophilus lugubris the strawberry sap beetle Stelidota geminata the small hive beetle Aethina tumidaThe oldest unambiguous fossils of the family date to the Early Cretaceous belonging to the genus Crepuraea from the Aptian aged Zaza Formation of Russia 4 Classification edit nbsp Carpophilus dimidiatusThe family includes these genera citation needed Subfamily Calonecrinae Kirejtshuk 1982 Subfamily Maynipeplinae Kirejtshuk 1998 Subfamily Epuraeinae Kirejtshuk 1986 Subfamily Carpophilinae Erichson 1842 Carpophilus Stephens 1830 Epuraea Erichson 1843 Urophorus Murray 1864 Subfamily Amphicrossinae Kirejtshuk 1986 Subfamily Meligethinae Thomson 1859 Meligethes Stephens 1830 Pria Stephens 1830 Subfamily Nitidulinae Latreille 1802 Amphotis Erichson 1843 Cychramus Kugelann 1794 Cyllodes Erichson 1843 Ipidia Erichson 1843 Miskoramus Kirejtshuk amp Lawrence 1992 2 Nitidula Fabricius 1775 Omosita Erichson 1843 Physoronia Reitter 1884 Pocadius Erichson 1843 Soronia Erichson 1843 Thalycra Erichson 1843 Tumida Murray 1867 Subfamily Cillaeinae Kirejtshuk amp Audisio 1986 Cillaeopeplus Sharp 1908 Subfamily Cryptarchinae Thomson 1859 Cryptarcha Shuckard 1839 Glischrochilus Reitter 1873 Pityophagus Shuckard 1839 Subfamily Cybocephalinae Jacquelin du Val 1858 now frequently elevated to family status as Cybocephalidae Cybocephalus Erichson 1844 Pastillus Endrody Younga 1962 Subfamily Prometopinae Prometopia incertae sedis Apetinus Conotelus Cyrtostolus Eunitidula Eupetinus Gonioryctus Goniothorax Haptoncus Kateretes Nesapterus Nesopetinus Notopeplus Orthostolus Stelidota UrophorusReferences edit Audisio P Cline A Mancini E Trizzino M Clayhills T Cline A amp Sabatelli S 2016 a b Kirejtshuk A G Lawrence J F 1992 Cychramptodini a new tribe of Nitidulidae Coleoptera from Australia Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 31 29 46 https doi org 10 1111 j 1440 6055 1992 tb00456 x Moliterno A Martins C Szczerbowski D Zawadneak M amp Zarbin P 2017 The Male Produced Aggregation Pheromone of a Strawberry Sap Beetle Lobiopa insularis Coleoptera Nitidulidae Journal Of Chemical Ecology 43 6 550 556 doi 10 1007 s10886 017 0851 y KIREJTSHUK ALEXANDER G NEL ANDRE 2018 03 27 Nitidulidae Coleoptera from the Paleocene of Menat France Zootaxa 4402 1 1 41 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 4402 1 1 ISSN 1175 5334 PMID 29690276 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nitidulidae nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Nitidulidae sap beetles of Florida on the UF IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Keys for the identification of British Nitidulidae the pollen beetles This Nitidulidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sap beetle amp oldid 1185214980, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
