Colopterus truncatus

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]

Colopterus truncatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Nitidulidae
Genus: Colopterus
Species:
C. truncatus
Binomial name
Colopterus truncatus
(Randall, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • Colopterus infimus (Erichson, 1843)
  • Colopterus limbatus (LeConte, 1858)
  • Colopterus obliquus (LeConte, 1858)
  • Colopterus triangularis (Murray, 1864)

References
  1. "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.

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.


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