Beetles of Florida

Family Nitidulidae

(+ Cybocephalidae)

The sap beetles

reviewed and corrected by E.J. Ford, February 1994; R.A.B. Leschen, June 1995; J. Jelinek, June 1995; D.H. Habeck, July 1995; records are based on literature and specimens in the FSCA and collection of D.H. Habeck

Subfamily Cybocephalinae

Cybocephalus Erickson

C. nigritulus LeConte, eUS, FL (ALA)

Subfamily Cillaeinae

(see Kiretjshuk 1986)

Brachypeplus Erichson

B. glaber LeConte, GA-FL (ALA, GUL, PAL, PIN, VOL)

Colopterus Erickson

C. convergens Watrous, FL (ALA)
C. floridanus Parry and Howden , FL endemic (ALA, CAL, SLU, WAL) (see Parry and Howden 1975)
C. infimus (Erichson), FL (DAD, IND)
C. maculatus (Erichson), AZ, TX-IA-NY-FL (ALA, DIX, HAR, LIB, MARI, ORA, PUT)
C. niger (Say), LA-IL-DC-FL (DAD, DIX, LIB, VOL, WAL), CAmer, SAmer
= C. morio Erichson
+C. posticus (Erichson), FL (DAD), CAmer, SAmer; immigrant from Neotropics (Habeck et al. 1989)
C. semitectus (Say), OR, NM, TX-ON-NC-FL (ALA, DIX, LIB)
C. truncatus (Randall), CA-BC-PQ-FL (ALA, DIX, MARI, MON), Cuba, Puerto Rico to Grenada, Mexico, SAmer
C. unicolor (Say), TX-MI-NH-FL (ALA, BAK, DIX, LIB)

Conotelus Erichson (see Jelinek and Evans 1982)

C. fuscipennis Erichson, FL (BRO, DAD, JAC, LAK, MON), Bahamas, Cuba
= punctatus Schaeffer
C. stenoides Murray, NC-FL (ALA, DAD, DIX, LIB)

Subfamily Carpophilinae

(see Kirejtshuk 1986)

Amphicrossus Erichson

A. ciliatus (Oliver), TX-MO-ON-FL (ALA, DAD, LIB, MON, PIN, SEM, VOL), Cuba, Bahamas (Andros), Panama

Carpophilus Stephens

C. antiquus Melsheimer, TX-KS-MA-FL (DUV, LIB, MAD)
C. brachypterus Say, TX-NE-PQ-FL
C. craigheadi Dobson, FL (DAD, MON), WInd
+C. dimidiatus (Fabricius), the corn sap beetle, CA, TX-PQ-FL (ALA, MARI, MON), Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, CAmer, SAmer, Europe, Far East
C. floralis Erichson, NM-TX-NY-FL (ALA, DAD, LEE, MON, SEM, VOL), Mexico, CAmer
C. freemani Dobson, eUS, FL (ALA, BAK, DAD, MON, ORA, POL, SRO), SAmer, Africa
C. fumatus Boheman, FL (ALA, DAD, DUV, HAR, LAK, MAN, MON, ORA, VOL), Bahamas
C. hemipterus (Linnaeus), the driedfruit beetle, widespread North America, FL (ALA, GLA, ORA, MARI, PAL), CAmer, WInd, SAmer; cosmopolitan in stored products
C. lugubris Murray, the dusky sap beetle, AZ-CO-eUS-FL, Mexico, CAmer, SAmer
C. luridus (Murray), FL (ORA)
C. marginatus Erichson, OR, eUS, FL (ALA, DIX, LIB)
C. marginellus Motschulsky, FL (ALA, ESC, POL)
C. melanopterus Erichson, CA, TX-IL-NY-FL (JAC, SRO), Mexico
C. mutilatus Erichson, HI, CA, MD, NC, SC, FL (ALA, DAD. GAD, LEO, ORA), Philippines (used as synonym of C. dimidiatus), cosmopolitan
C. pallipennis (Say), widespread NAmer, FL (ALA, BRO, HIG), Mexico, Bahamas.
C. pilosellus Motschulsky, CA-AR-seUS, all Gulf coast states, FL
= floridanus Fall
C. tempestivus Erichson, LA-AR-GA-FL (DAD, IND, MARI, SLU, VOL), Puerto Rico, Cuba

Epuraea Erichson

E. (E.) adumbrata Mannerheim, FL (ALA)
E. (E.) corticina Erichson, NY-FL (GAD)
+E. (E.) depressa Illiger, CA-AK-ON-FL, Europe, Asia
E. (E.) erichsoni Reitter, TX-Canada-FL
E. (E.) lengi Parsons, eUS, FL (ALA)
+E. (Haptoncus) luteolus (Erichson), the yellow-brown sap beetle, TX, FL (ALA, DAD, HIG, HIL, IND, LAK, LEE, LIB, MARI, MON, ORA, PAL, POL, PUT, VOL, WAL), Mexico-CAmer, WInd, SAmer; tropicopolitan

Urophorus Murray

+U. humeralis (Fabricius), HI, CA, AZ, UT, DE, MD, FL (ALA, DAD, HIG, LAK, LEE, LIB, MARI, MART, OKE, ORA, PAL, POL, SEM), Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Ceylon, Malaysia, China

Subfamily Nitidulinae

Amphotis Erichson

A. schwarzi Ulke, seUS, FL (MAD, MARI)

Cychramus Kugelmann

C. castaneus (Blatchley), FL endemic
C. zimmermanni Horn, SC-GA-FL (ALA, HIG, MARI) (see Downie 1981)

Lobiopa Erichson

L. brunnescens (Blatchley), LA, MA, FL (PIN)
L. insularis (Castlenau), Gulf States, FL (ALA, COLL, DAD, DIX, HIG, LAK, MON, ORA, PAL, POL), Cuba, Puerto Rico to Grenada, Mexico to Argentina
L. punctata Parsons, FL (DAD, MON), Jamaica
L. undulata (Say), TX-MB-ME-FL (LIB, MARI), Mexico

Nitidula Fabricius

+N. bipunctata (Linnaeus), TX-AK-PQ-FL, Europe; immigrant; feeds on carrion
N. ziczac Say, widespread NAmer, FL, Mexico; on carrion
= humeralis LeConte
= inornata Horn
= uniguttata Melsheimer, FL

Omosita Erichson

O. nearctica Kirejtshuk, widespread NAmer, FL (ALA, DAD, DUV, HIG, JAC, MON, PIN, POL, VOL); on carrion
= O. colon of authors not (Linnaeus)

Oxycnemus Erichson

O. histrina (LeConte), WI-NH-KY, FL (ALA)

Pallodes Erichson

P. austrinus Leschen, LA-OK-TN-SC-FL (ALA, HIG, MARI, SLU) (see Leschen 1988)
P. pallidus (Beauvois), TX-MI-MA-FL (ALA, DAD, DUV, HIG, IND, LAK, MARI, NAS, ORA, SEM, VOL)

Phenolia Erichson

P. grossa (Fabricius), eNAmer, FL (ALA)

Prometopia Erichson

P. sexmaculata (Say), CA, TX-KS-NH-FL (ALA, JAC, LIB)

Stelidota Erichson

S. chontalensis Sharp, FL (ALA)
S. ferruginea Reitter, AZ-MI-NJ-FL (ALA, BAK, BRE, DAD, LEV, MON, PAL, PUT, WAL), CAmer, WInd, SAmer
= strigosa Horn (not Gyllenhal)
S. geminata (Say), the strawberry sap beetle, TX-IA-MA-FL (DAD, MON), Bahamas, WInd, CAmer, SAmer
S. octomaculata (Say), AZ-NE-PQ-FL (BAK, ESC)
S. strigosa (Gyllenhal), AZ-MI-FL (ALA, MON, PAL, VOL), WInd, CAmer, SAmer

Thalycra Erichson

T. carolina (Wickham), TX-NC-FL (ALA, BAK, ESC, FLA, MARI, SEM, WAL)

Subfamily Cryptarchinae

Cryptarcha Shuckard

C. ampla Erichson, NAmer, FL (ALA, DIX, LIB, SEM)
C. concinna Melsheimer, NAmer, FL (LIB)
C. strigatula Parsons, FL (ALA, LIB, MARI)

Glischrochilus Reitter

G. fasciatus (Olivier), eUS, FL (GAD)
G. obtusus (Say), MI-NY-AR-FL (ALA, LIB)
G. quadrisignatus (Say), transcontinental, FL (DUV), Europe

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