Carpophilus antiquus

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Carpophilus antiquus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Nitidulidae
Genus: Carpophilus
Species:
C. antiquus
Binomial name
Carpophilus antiquus
Melsheimer, 1844
Synonyms [1]
  • Carpophilus punctulatus (Melsheimer, 1844)

Carpophilus antiquus is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

Carpophilus antiquus can synthesize a novel pheromone while feeding on wheat, yeast, or corn that attracts the same and sympatric species and lead to a beetle infestation. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Carpophilus antiquus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Carpophilus antiquus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ Bartelt, Robert; Seaton, Karen; Dowd, Patrick (1993). "Aggregation pheromone ofCarpophilus antiquus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and kairomonal use ofC. lugubris pheromone byC. antiquus". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19 (10): 2203–2216. doi:10.1007/BF00979658. PMID   24248570. S2CID   2274799 . Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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