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...
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Glischrochilus (redirect from Picnic beetle)
(sometimes misspelled as Glisrochilus)[note 1] is a genus of sap-feeding and predatory beetles under the family Nitidulidae, subfamily Cryptarchinae. Most...
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Glischrochilus quadrisignatus (redirect from Four-spotted sap beetle)
four-spotted sap beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. Other common names include the beer bug and picnic beetle. It is found...
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Weevil (redirect from Snout Beetle)
Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small – less than 6 mm (1⁄4 in) in...
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The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family...
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during a "pawpaw pollinator watch" in May 2021. Two species of tiny sap beetle were reported as the most abundant and the most consistently present insect...
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may also be over food, such as tree sap and decaying fruits. During a battle between two males, a stag beetle's main objective is to dislodge its opponent's...
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Carpophilus lugubris (redirect from Dusky sap beetle)
dusky sap beetle, is a species of beetle in the genus Carpophilus. It is an agricultural pest of corn and tomato. A long-lived species, the dusky sap beetle...
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Scarabaeidae (redirect from Scarab beetle)
defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone...
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Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (/koʊliːˈɒptɛrə/), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases...
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84.7. Zhao, Q.; Engel, M. S.; Huang, D.; Cai, C. (2025). "A Cretaceous sap beetle with specialized mandibles (Coleoptera : Nitidulidae)". Royal Society...
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Carpophilus mutilatus (category Beetles described in 1843)
mutilatus, known generally as the confused sap beetle or flower beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in Oceania...
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Dermestidae (redirect from Skin and larder beetle)
referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles. Other common names include larder beetles, hide or leather beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1...
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(2020-06-11). "Bacterial symbionts support larval sap feeding and adult folivory in (semi-)aquatic reed beetles". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 2964. Bibcode:2020NatCo...
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Coccinellidae (redirect from Ladybird beetle)
Coccinellidae (/ˌkɒksɪˈnɛlɪdiː/) is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United...
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Stelidota geminata (category Beetles described in 1825)
Stelidota geminata, the strawberry sap beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in Central America, North America...
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beetle feeds on fresh and rotting fruit, along with tree sap. Adults carve bark through the use of its synchronous mandibles to easily access the sap...
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Carpophilus freemani (redirect from Freeman's sap beetle)
Carpophilus freemani, or Freeman's sap beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America, Oceania, and...
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Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are...
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Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata; also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle, and the potato...
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Firefly (redirect from Lightning beetle)
family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies...
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Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable...
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Buprestidae (redirect from Metallic wood-boring beetle)
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family...
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Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae, comprising over 20,000 species in a cosmopolitan distribution. Tenebrio...
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The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half...
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Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in...
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The false stag beetles (Diphyllostoma) are a group of three species of rare beetles known only from California. Almost nothing is known of their life history...
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The soldier beetles (Cantharidae) are relatively soft-bodied, straight-sided beetles. They are cosmopolitan in distribution. One of the first described...
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Colopterus truncatus (category Beetles described in 1838)
sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.This particular sap...
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mutabilis, also known as the figeater beetle (also green fruit beetle or fig beetle), is a member of the scarab beetle family. It belongs to the subfamily...
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