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Family Nitidulidae
- This page contains information and pictures about Sap Beetles in Family Nitidulidae
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Body length 3mm
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- Sap Beetles in Family Nitidulidae are small in size. They usually black
or dark brown in colour.
They have the board and flatten body adapted to move inside flowers and
flower-buds. Their antenna is eleven segmented and the last three segments are
clubbed. Their wing-covers are short and usually with last two abdominal
segments exposed.
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- This species are commonly found on
large flowers. They are pollen and nectar feeders. Some other Sap Beetle
species feed on fungi or rotten plant materials.
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- We
sometimes found this black little beetle in Hibiscus flowers in our backyard.
They are also common in the large flowers in Brisbane Botanic Garden.
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- Reference:
- 1. Hibiscus
Flower Beetle - lifeunseen.com, Insects and Spiders of Sunshine Coast, Southeast Queensland, Australia, by Nick Monaghan.
- 2. A guide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part.6 - Matthews, E.G.
1992, p7, Fig18.
- 3. A Guide to the Beetles of Australia - George Hangay and Paul Zborowski, CSIRO PUBLISHING April
2010, p147.
- 4.
Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
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