Colopterus truncatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Nitidulidae |
| Genus: | Colopterus |
| Species: | C. truncatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Colopterus truncatus (Randall, 1838)
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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.[1][2][3]This particular sap beetle is thought to be one of the principal sap beetle vectors of oak wilt fungus in Minnesota.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Colopterus truncatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Colopterus truncatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Colopterus truncatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.