OVERVIEW OF IDENTIFICATION KEYS FOR DEFINITION PESTS OF STOCKS CARPOPHILUS DIMIDIATUS (FABRICIUS, 1792) AND CARPOPHILUS HEMIPTERUS (LINNAEUS, 1758) (INSECTA: COLEOPTERA: NITIDULIDAE)

Abstract

A review of domestic and foreign keys for identification adults sap beetle of genus Carpophilus Stephens, 1830 (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). The main focus was on two stored product pests Carpophilus dimidiatus (Fabricius, 1792) and Carpophilus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758), which are included in the list of quarantine pests of some countries importing grain from the Russian Federation. It was revealed that not all currently common in Russia closely related species for Carpophilus dimidiatus and Carpophilus hemipterus are included in the available domestic identification keys. It is noted that some, both domestic and foreign, the authors indicate the species Carpophilus pilosellus Motschulsky, 1858 and Carpophilus lewisi Reitter, 1884 as the synonyms for Carpophilus dimidiatus. At the same time both species Carpophilus pilosellus and Carpophilus lewisi are currently considered to be separate isolated species.