
Carpophilus TFIC sp 03 (a species of fruit-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Nitidulidae
Subfamily: Carpophilinae
Tribe: Carpophilini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 3
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: detritivore
Association with dead wood or old trees: at least facultatively saproxylic
Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Hand collection (substrate not specified).

