Colopterus truncatus
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| Colopterus truncatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Nitidulidae |
| Genus: | Colopterus |
| Species: | C. truncatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Colopterus truncatus (Randall, 1838) | |
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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.[1][2][3]This particular sap beetle is thought to be one of the principal sap beetle vectors of oak wilt fungus in Minnesota.[4]