Nitops Murray, 1864

Type species: Carpophilus (Nitops) ophthalmics Murray 1864

[形態] unexcised hypopygidial and abruptly transverse pygidial apices in males, forming together a round foramen for the apically projected anal sclerite.

[生態] Nitops (Urocarpolus) floralis はOpuntia opuntia の花で幼虫が発育する（Connell, 1956）.

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Species list:

Subgenus Nitops Murray, 1864

N. ophthalmicus species group: [defined by Kirejtshuk & Kurochkin, 2007]

• more or less subparallelsided and more slender body, large eyes:

1. Nitops (Nitops) cerei Kirejtshuk & Kurochkin, 2007

2. Nitops (Nitops) concolor (Sharp, 1889)

3. Nitops (Nitops) craigheadi (Dobson, 1972)

4. Nitops (Nitops) distinctus (Reitter, 1873)

5. Nitops (Nitops) megalops (Dobson, 1972)

6. Nitops (Nitops) ochraceus (Erichson, 1843)

7. Nitops (Nitops) ophthalmicus (Murray, 1864)

N. piger species group [defined by Kirejtshuk & Kurochkin, 2007]

• more or less oval and more robust body, moderately sized eyes:

1. Nitops (Nitops) crassicollis (Reitter, 1873)

2. Nitops (Nitops) crassus (Sharp, 1889)

3. Nitops (Nitops) curvipes (Sharp, 1889)

4. Nitops (Nitops) dohrni (Reitter, 1876)

5. Nitops (Nitops) languidus (Erichson, 1843)

6. Nitops (Nitops) modicus Kirejtshuk & Kurochkin, 2007

7. Nitops (Nitops) palmatus (Sharp, 1889)

8. Nitops (Nitops) piger (Murray, 1864)

9. Nitops (Nitops) pilosocerei Kirejtshuk & Kurochkin, 2007

10. ?Nitops (Nitops) pubescens (Murray, 1864)

11. Nitops (Nitops) sordidus Erichson, 1847

12. Nitops (Nitops) vitraci (Grouvelle, 1902)

Subgenus Urocarpolus Kirejtshuk, 1997

1. Nitops (Urocarpolus) floralis (Erichson, 1843)

2. Nitops (Urocarpolus) longiventris (Sharp, 1889)

3. Nitops (Urocarpolus) mexicanus (Reitter, 1873)

4. Nitops (Urocarpolus) obtusicollis (Reitter, 1873)

5. Nitops (Urocarpolus) pallipennis (Say, 1823)

References:

• Kirejtshuk, A.G. (1997) On the evolution of anthophilous Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) in tropical and subtropical regions. Bonn. zool. Beitr., 47(1-2): 111-134.