- Title
- The first record of Omosita nearctica Kirejtshuk (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) in South Africa, with the first description of its mature larva
- Creator
- Williams, Kirstin A
- Creator
- Clitheroe, Crystal-Leigh
- Creator
- Villet, Martin H
- Creator
- Midgley, John M
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date Issued
- 2021
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/440640
- Identifier
- vital:73799
- Identifier
- https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/58842/
- Description
- Sap beetles of the genus Omosita Erichson are stored-product pests that are also associated with carrion, potentially making them biosecurity risks and forensic tools. The discovery of a specimen of the Nearctic species Omosita nearctica Kirejtshuk in South Africa prompted an investigation a decade later to determine if this species had established itself in the country, which was confirmed by the collection of further breeding specimens that also facilitated the first description of mature larvae of O. nearctica. A new key to adults of all Omosita species is presented.
- Format
- 15 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- African Invertebrates
- Relation
- Williams, K.A., Clitheroe, C.L., Villet, M.H. and Midgley, J.M., 2021. The first record of Omosita nearctica Kirejtshuk (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) in South Africa, with the first description of its mature larva. African Invertebrates, 62(1), pp.257-271
- Relation
- African Invertebrates volume 62 number 1 257 271 2021 2305-2562
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the African Invertebrates Statement (https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/about)
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