Carpophilus (Myothorax) dimidiatus (Nitidulidae: Carpophilini) - atlas of sap beetles of Russia

A.G. Kirejtshuk, A. Herrmann

Family Nitidulidae (atlas of sap beetles of Russia)        Tribe Carpophilini Erichson, 1843     Genus Carpophilus Stephens, 1829 Subgenus Myothorax Murray, 1864 Carpophilus ( Myothorax) dimidiatus (Fabricius, 1792) Synonymy: pusillus Stephens, 1830; auropilosus Wollaston, 1854. Distribution. Biology. Body length: 1.9 - 3.3 mm.

Carpophilus dimidiatus - Germany, specimen from collection of A.Hermann (photo by A. Herrmann)

References:

Кирейчук А.Г. 1992. Сем. Блестянки - Nitidulidae.; В кн.: Определитель насекомых Дальнего Востока, Ст-Петербург, Наука, Т. 3, часть 2: 114-209.

Audisio, P. 1993. Coleoptera Nitidulidae-Kateretidae. Fauna d'Italia. Idizioni Calderini, Bologna, 32: 971 pp.

Connell, W.A. 1991. Sap beetles (Nitidulidae, Coleoptera). Insect and mite pests in food. An illustrated key. Agricultural Handbook (Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office), 655: 151-175.