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The '''sap beetles''', also known as '''Nitidulidae''', are a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[beetles]].
The '''sap beetles''', also known as '''Nitidulidae''', are a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[beetles]].


They are small (2–6&nbsp;mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed [[antenna (biology)|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.<ref>Audisio, P., Cline, A., Mancini, E., Trizzino, M., Clayhills, T., Cline, A., & Sabatelli, S. (2016).</ref> Other species like the Australian ''Chychramptodes murrayi'' are known to feed on scale insects.<ref name="Kirejtshuk">{{cite journal|last1=Kirejtshuk|first1=A.G.|last2=Lawrence|first2=J.F.|year=1992|title=Cychramptodini, a new tribe of Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) from Australia|journal=Journal of the Australian Entomological Society|volume=31|pages=29–46|doi=10.1111/j.1440-6055.1992.tb00456.x}}</ref> There are a few [[Pest (organism)|pest]] species, like the [[Stelidota geminata|strawberry sap beetle]] that infest crops in Brazil between the months of August and February.<ref>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</ref>  
They are small (2–6&nbsp;mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed [[antenna (biology)|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 nitidulid species known in those areas.<ref>Audisio, P., Cline, A., Mancini, E., Trizzino, M., Clayhills, T., Cline, A., & Sabatelli, S. (2016).</ref> Other species like the Australian ''Chychramptodes murrayi'' are known to feed on scale insects.<ref name="Kirejtshuk">{{cite journal|last1=Kirejtshuk|first1=A.G.|last2=Lawrence|first2=J.F.|year=1992|title=Cychramptodini, a new tribe of Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) from Australia|journal=Journal of the Australian Entomological Society|volume=31|pages=29–46|doi=10.1111/j.1440-6055.1992.tb00456.x}}</ref> There are a few [[Pest (organism)|pest]] species, like the [[Stelidota geminata|strawberry sap beetle]] that infest crops in Brazil between the months of August and February.<ref>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</ref>  


Some common sap beetles include:
Some common sap beetles include:

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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 nitidulid 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 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

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Carpophilus dimidiatus

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References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Audisio, P., Cline, A., Mancini, E., Trizzino, M., Clayhills, T., Cline, A., & Sabatelli, S. (2016).
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  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
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