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Urophorus
''Urophorus'' is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are at least two described species in ''Urophorus''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Urophorus'': * ''Urophorus humeralis'' (Fabricius, 1798) (pineapple beetle) * ''Urophorus yakushenkoi'' Audisio & Kirejtshuk, 1989 References Further reading * * External links * Nitidulidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{nitidulidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urophorus Humeralis
''Urophorus humeralis'', known generally as the pineapple beetle or yellow-shouldered souring beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in Africa, North America, Oceania, Southern Asia, Europe, and temperate Asia. The species is known to be a vector of '' Ceratocystis paradoxa'' in sugarcane in Hawaii, and the beetles are attracted to diseased sugarcane more than healthy sugarcane, with ''Ceratocystis paradoxa'' being more nutritious to ''U. humeralis'' larvae. References Further reading * External links * Nitidulidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1798 Cosmopolitan insects Insect vectors of plant pathogens {{nitidulidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sap-feeding Beetle
The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family 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. 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. Other species like the Australian ''Chychramptodes murrayi'' are known to feed on scale insects. There are a few pest species, like the strawberry sap beetle that infest crops in Brazil between the months of August and February. 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 tumida'' The oldest unambiguou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |