Carpophilus antiquus is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Nitidulidae |
| Genus: | Carpophilus |
| Species: | C. antiquus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carpophilus antiquus Melsheimer, 1844
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Carpophilus antiquus can synthesize a novel pheromone while feeding on wheat, yeast, or corn that attracts the same and sympatric species and lead to a beetle infestation.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Carpophilus antiquus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Carpophilus antiquus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Carpophilus antiquus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Bartelt, Robert; Seaton, Karen; Dowd, Patrick (1993). "Aggregation pheromone ofCarpophilus antiquus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and kairomonal use ofC. lugubris pheromone byC. antiquus". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19 (10): 2203–2216. doi:10.1007/BF00979658. PMID 24248570. S2CID 2274799. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
Further reading
edit- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.