Sap beetle

Sap beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Superorder:	Coleopterida
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Cucujoidea
Family:	Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802
Genera
See text.

The sap beetles are a family (Nitidulidae) of beetles.

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. There are a few pest species.

Common species include:

• the picnic beetle, Glischrochilus quadrisignatus
• the dusky sap beetle, Carpophilus lugubris
• the strawberry sap beetle, Stelidota geminata

Classification

The family includes these genera:

• Subfamily Calonecrinae Kirejtshuk, 1982
• Subfamily Carpophilinae Erichson, 1842
  • Carpophilus Stephens, 1830
  • Epuraea Erichson, 1843
• Subfamily Cillaeinae Kirejtshuk & Audisio, 1986
  • Cillaeopeplus Sharp, 1908
• Subfamily Cryptarchinae Thomson, 1859
  • Cryptarcha Shuckard, 1839
  • Glischrochilus Reitter, 1873
  • Pityophagus Shuckard, 1839
• Subfamily Cybocephalinae Jacquelin du Val, 1858
  • Cybocephalus Erichson, 1844
• 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
  • Nitidula Fabricius, 1775
  • Omosita Erichson, 1843
  • Physoronia Reitter, 1884
  • Pocadius Erichson, 1843
  • Soronia Erichson, 1843
  • Thalycra Erichson, 1843
  • Tumida
• incertae sedis
  • Apetinus
  • Conotelus
  • Cyrtostolus
  • Eunitidula
  • Eupetinus
  • Gonioryctus
  • Goniothorax
  • Haptoncus
  • Kateretes
  • Nesapterus
  • Nesopetinus
  • Notopeplus
  • Orthostolus
  • Stelidota
  • Urophorus

External links

• sap beetles of Florida on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
• Key to the British genera of family Nitidulidae

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