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Taxonomy of Family Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802
Nitidules, Picnic beetles, Pollen beetles, Sap Beetle, Sap beetles, Sap-feeding Beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
154
35097
374025
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Nitiduloidea
Latreille, 1802
2
492
3629
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyNitidulidae
Latreille, 1802
Nitidules, Picnic beetles, Pollen beetles, Sap Beetle
473
3545
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802
SubfamilyAmphicrossinae
Kirejtshuk, 1986
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCalonecrinae
Kirejtshuk, 1982
1
8
Genus
Species
SubfamilyCarpophilinae
Erichson, 1842
Dried fruit beetles
14
306
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCillaeinae
Kirejtshuk & Audisio, 1986
37
332
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCryptarchinae
C.G. Thomson, 1859
18
178
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCybocephalinae
Jacquelin du Val, 1858
19
384
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCyllaeini
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyDeletinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEpuraeinae
Kirejtshuk, 1986
33
461
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMaynipeplinae
Kirejtshuk, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyMeligethinae
Thomson, 1859
Pollen beetles
48
811
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNitidulinae
Latreille, 1802
147
914
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPrometopiinae
Böving and Craighead, 1931
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPrometopinae
Béving & Craighead, 1931
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusAcribis
Waterhouse, 1877
  ⇒ Cybocephalus
0Species
GenusAdocima
Murray, 1864
  ⇒ Adocinus
0Species
GenusAdocimus
Murray, 1864
  ⇒ Adocinus
3Species
GenusAenigmoronia
Lawrence, 2019
1Species
GenusAethinopsis
Grouvelle, 1908
1Species
GenusAfricanips
Lechanteur, 1959
0Species
GenusAfricaraea
Kirejtshuk, 1989
  ⇒ Epuraea
0Species
GenusAgorastes
Gistl, 1848
  ⇒ Cyllodes
0Species
GenusAllenipeplus
4Species
GenusAllopria
Kirejchuk, 1980
0Species
GenusAmlearcha
5Species
GenusAmphoxyne
Bode, 1953
3Species
GenusAmpitta
Fruhstorfer, 1896
1Species
GenusAnisocera
Stephens, 1832
  ⇒ Kateretes
1Species
GenusAnomoeocera
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Kateretes
0Species
GenusAnophorus
Kirejtshuk, 1990
  ⇒ Urophorus
0Species
GenusArhinops
Kirejtshuk & Bouchard, 2018
0Species
GenusAskocarpolus
Kirejtshuk, 2008
  ⇒ Carpophilus
0Species
GenusAustronitidula
Lawrence, 2019
1Species
GenusBelonotus
Kirejtshuk & Kovalev, 2022
0Species
GenusBlackburnaea
Kirejtshuk & Kvamme, 2001
  ⇒ Epuraea
0Species
GenusBrittonoma
Kirejtshuk & Kovalev, 2017
2Species
GenusCaledomus
1Species
GenusCalosphaera
Jelínek, 1974
0Species
GenusCametis
Motschoulsky, 1863
0Species
GenusCaplothorax
Kirejtshuk, 1997
  ⇒ Carpophilus
0Species
GenusCateretes
Illiger, 1798
  ⇒ Kateretes
18Species
GenusCatheretes
Gyllenhal, 1808
  ⇒ Kateretes
3Species
GenusCatonura
- Reitter, 1875
1Species
GenusCaulodes
0Species
GenusCephalips
Arrow, 1937
0Species
GenusCercometes
Reitter, 1875
0Species
GenusCeroncura
Kirejtshuk, 1994
  ⇒ Epuraea
0Species
GenusCerophorus
De Laporte, 1840
0Species
GenusChalepopeplus
Gemminger & Harold, 1868
  ⇒ Halepopeplus
0Species
GenusChryptarchopria  ⇒ Cryptarchopria
0Species
GenusCim
2Species
GenusCleidorura
Kirejtshuk & Lawrence, 1999
  ⇒ Aethina
0Species
GenusCormophora
Bode, 1953
  ⇒ Pria
1Species
GenusCormyphora
De Laporte, 1840
1Species
GenusCryptarchina
Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1966
0Species
GenusCryptarchus
Heer, 1841
  ⇒ Cryptarcha
0Species
GenusCryptorhaea  ⇒ Cryptoraea
0Species
GenusCychramytes  ⇒ Cychramites
0Species
GenusCyllodenus  ⇒ Cyllodesus
0Species
GenusCyllopallodes
1Species
GenusDadopera
3Species
GenusDadopora
Thomson, 1859
0Species
GenusEcnomorphus
Motschoulsky, 1858
  ⇒ Carpophilus
0Species
GenusEidocolastus
Murray, 1864
  ⇒ Carpophilus
0Species
GenusElasmochilus
Marschall, 1873
0Species
GenusEndomerus
Murray, 1864
  ⇒ Carpophilus
0Species
GenusEpanurea
Scudder, 1900
0Species
GenusEpuraeanella
Crotch, 1874
  ⇒ Epuraea
0Species
GenusEpuria
Erichson, 1843
0Species
GenusEucamptodes
Sharp, 1890
0Species
GenusEumystrops
Sharp, 1889
0Species
GenusGaplocarpolus
Kirejtshuk, 2008
  ⇒ Carpophilus
0Species
GenusGlsichrochilus
1Species
GenusGymnoparomius
Kirejtshuk, 1987
  ⇒ Glischrochilus
0Species
GenusGyrovaga
Gistl, 1848
  ⇒ Nitidula
0Species
GenusHaptoncura
Reitter, 1875
  ⇒ Haptoncus
0Species
GenusHaptoncurina
Jelínek, 1979
  ⇒ Epuraea
0Species
GenusHaraga
1Species
GenusHemipidia
Kureichuk, 1992
  ⇒ Ipidia
0Species
GenusHispasoronia  ⇒ Hisparonia
0Species
GenusHorniraea
Kirejtshuk & Pakaluk, 1996
  ⇒ Epuraea
0Species
GenusIdocolastus
Gemminger & Harold, 1868
  ⇒ Carpophilus
0Species
GenusInopria
Broun, 1921
  ⇒ Homepuraea
0Species
GenusIschoena
0Species
GenusKrakinqus
1Species
GenusLaferollaeus
Kirejtshuk & Kovalev, 2022
1Species
GenusLasiodytes  ⇒ Phenolia
0Species
GenusLebanoretes
Kirejtshuk & Azar, 2008
1Species
GenusLepiarcha
Sharp, 1891
0Species
GenusLibrodor
Reitter, 1884
  ⇒ Glischrochilus
6Species
GenusLioschenia
0Species
GenusLipiarcha
Grouvelle, 1913
  ⇒ Cryptarcha
0Species
GenusLordyotoma
0Species
GenusMandipetes
Kirejtshuk, 1997
  ⇒ Amystrops
0Species
GenusMarinexa
Kirejtshuk, 1989
  ⇒ Epuraea
0Species
GenusMatthewsianus
Kirejtshuk & Kovalev, 2022
2Species
GenusMegacarpolus
Reitter, 1919
  ⇒ Carpophilus
0Species
GenusMeligethopsis
Rebmann, 1944
  ⇒ Aethina
0Species
GenusMelygethes
Stephens, 1833
  ⇒ Meligethes
0Species
GenusMenatoraea
Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2018
4Species
GenusMicroxanthus
Murray, 1864
  ⇒ Carpophilus
0Species
GenusMicruria
Reitter, 1875
0Species
GenusMicrurula
Reitter, 1874
  ⇒ Epuraea
1Species
GenusMyothorax
Murray, 1864
  ⇒ Carpophilus
0Species
GenusNesopeplus
Sharp, 1908
  ⇒ Prosopeus
31Species
GenusNitidopecten
Reichensperger, 1913
0Species
GenusNitidulina
Martynov, 1926
1Species
GenusNitidulingen
Gillogly, 1965
0Species
GenusNitidulites
Heer, 1865
2Species
GenusNitoraeopsis
Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2018
1Species
GenusNorosia
Portevin, 1931
  ⇒ Soronia
0Species
GenusOdonthogethes
Reitter, 1871
0Species
GenusOligamphotis
Theobald, 1937
1Species
GenusOlliffura
Jelinek & Kirejtshuk, 1986
0Species
GenusOmmoraea
Kirejtshuk, 1998
  ⇒ Epuraea
0Species
GenusOniphenes
Kirejtshuk & Kovalev, 2022
3Species
GenusOostomum
Gistel, 1856
0Species
GenusOsmosita
Melsheimer, 1844
1Species
GenusOsotima
Rebmann, 1944
0Species
GenusOturovana
Reitter, 1913
0Species
GenusPalaeocorcina
Kirejtshuk & Jelinek, 2000
0Species
GenusPalaeolycra
Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2018
1Species
GenusPalaeopeplus
Powell & Cline, 2021
1Species
GenusParacillaeopsis
Kirejtshuk, 2001
0Species
GenusPastilodes
8Species
GenusPhantozomerus
Kraatz, 1859
0Species
GenusPlapennipolus
Kirejtshuk, 1997
0Species
GenusPlatipidia
Broun, 1893
  ⇒ Soronia
1Species
GenusPlatycholopsis
Grouvelle, 1913
0Species
GenusPlatychorinus
Grouvelle, 1906
0Species
GenusPlatychoropsis
Grouvelle, 1913
  ⇒ Amystrops
4Species
GenusPlesiothina
Kirejtshuk, 1990
1Species
GenusPleuronia
0Species
GenusPocadinus
0Species
GenusPolinexa
Kirejtshuk, 1989
0Species
GenusPrianella
Reitter, 1919
0Species
GenusPriatelus
Broun, 1882
0Species
GenusPriates
Broun, 1882
0Species
GenusProsopius
0Species
GenusProtocarpophilus
0Species
GenusProtonitidula
Zhao, Huang & Cai, 2022
0Species
GenusPseudoischoena
Grouvelle, 1897
0Species
GenusPseudomystrops
Grouvelle, 1913
0Species
GenusPseudoramptodes
0Species
GenusSaprobia
Ganglbauer, 1899
0Species
GenusScatocharis
Gistel, 1856
0Species
GenusSemocarpolus
Kirejtshuk, 2008
0Species
GenusSomatorus
Grouvelle, 1898
0Species
GenusSorodites
Kirejtshuk, 2018
1Species
GenusStagonomorpha
Wollaston, 1854
2Species
GenusSteliophorus
1Species
GenusStemmpferia
0Species
GenusStrongyllodes
Kureichuk, 1992
0Species
GenusStrongylolasius
Reitter, 1911
0Species
GenusStrongylomorphus
Motschoulsky, 1853
0Species
GenusStrongylus
Panzer, 1813
  ⇒ Cyllodes
15Species
GenusStrophoraea
Kirejtshuk & Kvamme, 2001
0Species
GenusStrychnobia
Gistl, 1857
0Species
GenusTarchonanthopria
Audisio & Cline, 2014
1Species
GenusTasmus
Murray, 1864
0Species
GenusTemnelytron
Lawrence, 2019
1Species
GenusTestudoraea
Kirejtshuk, 1986
1Species
GenusTeucriogethes
Audisio, Sabatelli, Liu & Cline, 2020
0Species
GenusTheridiosmum
Gistel, 1857
0Species
GenusThylacra
0Species
GenusTrichostethus
Grouvelle, 1913
0Species
GenusUrocarpolus
Kirejtshuk, 1997
0Species
GenusViettherehnus
0Species

Synonyms
Epuraea nubila (LeConte, 1857)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Nitidulidae
GermanGlanzkäfer
EnglishNitidules, Picnic beetles, Pollen beetles, Sap Beetle, Sap beetles, Sap-feeding Beetles
DutchBloemkevers, Glanskevers, Glanskevertjes
DanishGlansbiller
SwedishGlansbaggar
FinnishKiiltokuoriaiset
NorwegianGlansbiller
FrenchNitidules


Distribution and Species lists of Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802
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Afghanistan
4 Genera  5 Species
Albania
4 Genera  11 Species
Algeria
6 Genera  14 Species
Andorra
5 Genera  7 Species
Argentina
17 Genera  6 Species
Australia
69 Genera  240 Species
Austria
43 Genera  211 Species
Bahamas
6 Genera  6 Species
Belarus
28 Genera  103 Species
Belgium
33 Genera  183 Species
Belize
2 Genera  0 Species
Benin
2 Genera  2 Species
Bolivia
20 Genera  5 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 Genera  11 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  0 Species
Brazil
29 Genera  19 Species
Bulgaria
22 Genera  60 Species
Burkina Faso
1 Genus  1 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
13 Genera  12 Species
Canada
45 Genera  147 Species
Cape Verde
3 Genera  4 Species
Central African Republic
3 Genera  4 Species
Chad
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
10 Genera  4 Species
China
26 Genera  76 Species
Colombia
8 Genera  1 Species
Costa Rica
35 Genera  13 Species
Croatia
10 Genera  17 Species
Cuba
2 Genera  2 Species
Cyprus
7 Genera  14 Species
Czech Republic
39 Genera  144 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
5 Genera  5 Species
Denmark
40 Genera  159 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
6 Genera  2 Species
Ecuador
30 Genera  2 Species
Egypt
3 Genera  14 Species
El Salvador
1 Genus  0 Species
Estonia
39 Genera  137 Species
Ethiopia
4 Genera  5 Species
Fiji
4 Genera  0 Species
Finland
37 Genera  188 Species
France
47 Genera  197 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  0 Species
Gambia
16 Genera  15 Species
Georgia
7 Genera  6 Species
Germany
49 Genera  228 Species
Ghana
3 Genera  4 Species
Greece
24 Genera  59 Species
Guatemala
8 Genera  1 Species
Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Guinea-Bissau
2 Genera  2 Species
Guyana
20 Genera  6 Species
Honduras
17 Genera  8 Species
Hungary
12 Genera  19 Species
Iceland
8 Genera  18 Species
India
15 Genera  26 Species
Indonesia
21 Genera  28 Species
Iran
4 Genera  9 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
21 Genera  72 Species
Israel
3 Genera  2 Species
Italy
44 Genera  309 Species
Ivory Coast
4 Genera  0 Species
Jamaica
4 Genera  3 Species
Japan
51 Genera  131 Species
Jordan
2 Genera  2 Species
Kazakhstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
8 Genera  8 Species
Laos
1 Genus  1 Species
Latvia
19 Genera  27 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Liechtenstein
9 Genera  18 Species
Lithuania
10 Genera  16 Species
Luxembourg
25 Genera  83 Species
Madagascar
4 Genera  3 Species
Malawi
2 Genera  2 Species
Malaysia
10 Genera  18 Species
Malta
5 Genera  12 Species
Mauritius
5 Genera  5 Species
Mexico
26 Genera  28 Species
Micronesia
11 Genera  13 Species
Moldova
3 Genera  3 Species
Mongolia
10 Genera  26 Species
Montenegro
7 Genera  7 Species
Morocco
4 Genera  5 Species
Mozambique
6 Genera  2 Species
Myanmar
2 Genera  1 Species
Namibia
5 Genera  3 Species
Nepal
1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
44 Genera  193 Species
New Zealand
15 Genera  11 Species
Nicaragua
30 Genera  5 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
North Korea
1 Genus  0 Species
Norway
44 Genera  207 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Palau
3 Genera  3 Species
Panama
26 Genera  4 Species
Papua New Guinea
10 Genera  1 Species
Paraguay
23 Genera  8 Species
Peru
25 Genera  5 Species
Philippines
8 Genera  7 Species
Poland
36 Genera  145 Species
Portugal
17 Genera  44 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  6 Species
Republic South Africa
35 Genera  41 Species
Romania
19 Genera  55 Species
Russia
62 Genera  393 Species
Senegal
11 Genera  8 Species
Serbia
10 Genera  16 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  10 Species
Sierra Leone
12 Genera  9 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  0 Species
Slovakia
38 Genera  134 Species
Slovenia
8 Genera  13 Species
Solomon Islands
7 Genera  4 Species
South Korea
20 Genera  14 Species
South Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
55 Genera  136 Species
Sri Lanka
9 Genera  9 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Suriname
16 Genera  1 Species
Sweden
63 Genera  210 Species
Switzerland
29 Genera  79 Species
Syria
4 Genera  8 Species
Taiwan
37 Genera  120 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
20 Genera  29 Species
Thailand
10 Genera  13 Species
Togo
1 Genus  1 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  0 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
2 Genera  0 Species
Tunisia
12 Genera  30 Species
Turkey
15 Genera  36 Species
Uganda
2 Genera  2 Species
Ukraine
4 Genera  4 Species
United Kingdom
45 Genera  186 Species
Uruguay
1 Genus  1 Species
USA
61 Genera  328 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  0 Species
Venezuela
18 Genera  0 Species
Vietnam
12 Genera  10 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  2 Species
Zimbabwe
9 Genera  4 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Nitidulidae (Latreille 1802)
Nitidulidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Nitidulidae at artfakta.se
Nitidulidae at dyntaxa.se
Nitidulidae at gbif.org
Nitidulidae at irmng.org
Nitidulidae at itis.gov