Colopterus truncatus

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]

Colopterus truncatus
Scientific classification
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)
Synonyms[1]
Colopterus infimus (Erichson, 1843) Colopterus limbatus (LeConte, 1858) Colopterus obliquus (LeConte, 1858) Colopterus triangularis (Murray, 1864)