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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Sap-feeding Beetles

Genus Conotelus

Conotelus is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. Sap-feeding beetles are rather small drab beetles distinguished by a very pronounced club on the tip of the antenna. The majority of sap beetles feed on fungi, but as the name suggests others are attracted to fresh tree wounds and sap flows where they feed on yeats and other fungi. Some species will also feed on pollen and act as pollinators.

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