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Urophorus humeralis

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Urophorus humeralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Nitidulidae
Genus: Urophorus
Species:
U. humeralis
Binomial name
Urophorus humeralis
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Carpophilus foveicollis Murray, 1864
  • Carpophilus picinus (Boheman, 1851)
  • Carpophilus rickseckeri Fall, 1910

Urophorus humeralis, known generally as the pineapple beetle or yellow-shouldered souring beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in Africa, North America, Oceania, Southern Asia, Europe, and temperate Asia.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Urophorus humeralis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Urophorus humeralis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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.