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Carpophilus dimidiatus​ (Fabricius, 1792) (corn-sap beetle)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

Atlas of Living Australia record(s)

Probably introduced from Europe

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Cucujoidea

Family: Nitidulidae

Subfamily: Carpophilinae

Tribe: Carpophilini

Morphology

Typical length (mm): (not yet documented)
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Ecology

Assumed larval feeding: detritivore
Association with dead wood or old trees: at least facultatively saproxylic

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