Colopterus truncatus explained

Colopterus truncatus is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.This particular sap beetle is thought to be one of the principal sap beetle vectors of oak wilt fungus in Minnesota.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.

Notes and References

1. Ambourn. Angie. 2005. Seasonal dispersal of the Oak Wilt fungus BY Colopterus truncatus and Carpophilus sayi in Minnesota. Plant Disease. 89. 10. 1067–1076. 10.1094/pd-89-1067. 30791274.