Nitidulidae, commonly known as sap beetles, is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera. They are small, 2 to 6 millimeters long, ovoid and usually dull-colored, with knobbed antennae, and some species bear red or yellow spots or bands. Sap beetles feed mainly on decaying vegetable matter, over-ripe fruit and sap, and some species live in association with fungi on coniferous trees across Europe and Siberia, while others, such as an Australian species that feeds on scale insects, have different habits. A few species, including the strawberry sap beetle, are pests of fruit crops. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Nitidulidae
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Source Wikidata: Small hive beetle
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Introduction
The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family of beetles.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
In Group: Flat Bark and Fungus Beetle Families (Cucujoidea), Lead
The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family of beetles.
View the SourceWikidata: Nitidulidae
Wikidata Q178592, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Small hive beetle
Parent Taxon Of: Small hive beetle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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