
Urophorus humeralis (Fabricius, 1798) (a species of fruit-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
TMAG collections
Non-native (European origin)
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Nitidulidae
Subfamily: Carpophilinae
Tribe: Carpophilini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 3.5
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: detritivore
Association with dead wood or old trees: at least facultatively saproxylic
