Colopterus truncatus

Colopterus truncatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Nitidulidae
Genus: Colopterus
Species:
C. truncatus
Binomial name
Colopterus truncatus
(Randall, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Colopterus infimus (Erichson, 1843)
  • Colopterus limbatus (LeConte, 1858)
  • Colopterus obliquus (LeConte, 1858)
  • Colopterus triangularis (Murray, 1864)

Colopterus truncatus is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.This particular sap beetle is thought to be one of the principal sap beetle vectors of oak wilt fungus in Minnesota.

References

  1. 1 2 "Colopterus truncatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Colopterus truncatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ Ambourn, Angie (2005). "Seasonal dispersal of the Oak Wilt fungus BY Colopterus truncatus and Carpophilus sayi in Minnesota". Plant Disease. 89 (10): 1067–1076. doi:10.1094/pd-89-1067. PMID 30791274.

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