Sap beetle
The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family of beetles.
They are small 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. There are a few pest species. An example of a pest species is the strawberry sap beetle that infest crops in Brazil between the months of August and February.
The family includes these genera:
- Subfamily Calonecrinae Kirejtshuk, 1982
- Subfamily Maynipeplinae Kirejtshuk, 1998
- Subfamily Epuraeinae Kirejtshuk, 1986
- Subfamily Carpophilinae Erichson, 1842
- * Carpophilus Stephens, 1830
- * Epuraea Erichson, 1843
- * Urophorus Murray, 1864
- Subfamily Amphicrossinae Kirejtshuk, 1986
- Subfamily Meligethinae Thomson, 1859
- * Meligethes Stephens, 1830
- * Pria Stephens, 1830
- Subfamily Nitidulinae Latreille, 1802
- * Amphotis Erichson, 1843
- * Cychramus Kugelann, 1794
- * Cyllodes Erichson, 1843
- * Ipidia Erichson, 1843
- * Nitidula Fabricius, 1775
- * Omosita Erichson, 1843
- * Physoronia Reitter, 1884
- * Pocadius Erichson, 1843
- * Soronia Erichson, 1843
- * Thalycra Erichson, 1843
- * Tumida Murray, 1867
- Subfamily Cillaeinae Kirejtshuk & Audisio, 1986
- * Cillaeopeplus Sharp, 1908
- Subfamily Cryptarchinae Thomson, 1859
- * Cryptarcha Shuckard, 1839
- * Glischrochilus Reitter, 1873
- * Pityophagus Shuckard, 1839
- Subfamily Cybocephalinae Jacquelin du Val, 1858
- * Cybocephalus Erichson, 1844
- * Pastillus Endrödy-Younga, 1962
- Subfamily Prometopinae
- * Prometopia
- incertae sedis
- * Apetinus
- * Conotelus
- * Cyrtostolus
- * Eunitidula
- * Eupetinus
- * Gonioryctus
- * Goniothorax
- * Haptoncus
- * Kateretes
- * Nesapterus
- * Nesopetinus
- * Notopeplus
- * Orthostolus
- * Stelidota
- * Urophorus
