Yellow-spotted gloss beetle

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Yellow-spotted gloss beetle
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Yellow-spotted gloss beetle ( Carpophilus hemipterus )

Systematics
Order : Beetle (Coleoptera)
Superfamily : Cucujoidea
Family : Gloss beetle (Nitidulidae)
Subfamily : Carpophilinae
Genre : Carpophilus
Type : Yellow-spotted gloss beetle
Scientific name
Carpophilus hemipterus
( Linnaeus , 1758)

The yellow-spotted gloss beetle ( Carpophilus hemipterus ), also known as the baked fruit beetle , is a beetle from the family of the gloss beetle (Nitidulidae).

features

The beetles become 1.8–2.1 mm long. Their basic color is dark brown to black. The elytra are shortened so that the rear part of the abdomen is not covered. The elytra each have a pale yellow shoulder blemish. A second, larger, pale yellow spot is located in the rear corner of the seam. This often extends over more than half of the wing covers. The antennae are 11-parted, the legs are red-yellow.

distribution

The species is native to tropical Asia. Carpophilus hemipterus was probably transported around the world through the transport of dried fruits. The species is now found in large parts of the tropical, subtropical and temperate zones. In Central Europe it occurs sporadically in lower altitudes.

Way of life

The beetles are often found on overripe fruits, dried fruits and cereals. A typical habitat for the beetles are rotting tree trunks, where they feed on fungi such as the watering can mold ( Aspergillus ). In addition, they especially eat flesh that has been infected with fungi and yeast . The eggs are laid in rotting fruit. The last larval stage finally buries in the ground, where it pupates . The species overwinters as a pupa. In warmer climes, the beetles form several generations per year.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Species Carpophilus hemipterus - Dried-fruit Beetle . bugguide.net. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d Heinz Freude, Karl Wilhelm Harde (ed.), Gustav Adolf Lohse (ed.): Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Volume 7. Clavicornia. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Munich 1967, ISBN 3-8274-0681-1 , p. 26f.
  3. ↑ a b c Plant Pests of the Middle East - Carpophilus spp. . The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved July 24, 2017.

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