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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

Urophorus humeralis
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