Carpophilinae

Members of Carpophilinae can be distinguished from other Nitidulidae subfamilies by phylogenetic placement, with Caplothorax, Nitops, and Urophorus forming well-supported monophyletic groups. The genus Caplothorax was historically treated at subgeneric rank but is now recognized as distinct based on molecular and morphological data. Species-level identification requires examination of specific morphological characters detailed in generic redescriptions.

Global distribution corresponding to the range of the family Nitidulidae; specific range limits for the subfamily as a whole are not documented in available sources.

Anthophily (flower-visiting behavior) has been documented across multiple lineages within Carpophilinae, with ancestral state reconstruction indicating independent evolutionary origins rather than a single ancestral acquisition of this trait.

Some species within Nitidulidae, including members of Carpophilinae, are economically significant as pests of stored products and ripening fruits, while others perform beneficial ecosystem functions; specific pest or beneficial status varies by species and is not generalized to the subfamily level.

• Other Nitidulidae subfamiliesCarpophilinae is distinguished from other Nitidulidae subfamilies by its phylogenetic placement and the monophyly of its constituent genera; morphological distinctions are detailed in taxonomic redescriptions of the group.

• Nitidulidae
• sap beetles
• anthophily
• flower-visiting beetles
• Coleoptera
• reclassified taxon
• phylogenetics

• BugGuide
• Wikipedia
• iNaturalist taxon
• NCBI Taxonomy
• Catalogue of Life
• Phylogeny and reclassification of Carpophilinae (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), with insights into the origins of anthophily