''Prometopia'' is a genus of
sap-feeding beetles in the family
Nitidulidae
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 matt ...
. There are about five described species in ''Prometopia''.
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Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Prometopia'':
* '' Prometopia bidentata'' Schaeffer, 1909
* '' Prometopia depilis'' Scudder, 1877
* '' Prometopia quadrimaculata'' Motschulsky, 1863
* '' Prometopia sexmaculata'' (Say, 1825)
* '' Prometopia unidentata'' Hisamatsu, 1959
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Nitidulidae
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