Carpophilus hemipterus

Japanese: クリヤケシキスイ（英語表記）Carpophilus hemipterus

It belongs to the family Nitidulidae in the order Coleoptera and is distributed widely throughout the world. It is called the dried-fruit beetle in English, but it is known to damage many grains as well as dried fruits. In Japan, it has long been known as a Nitidulid beetle that grows in kitchens (kuriya). It prefers grains that are overgrown with mold such as Aspergillus oryzae, so it often occurs in large numbers in breweries that produce miso and soy sauce. Adults are brown with yellow bases and the rear halves of the forewings. The ends of the forewings are cut, leaving two abdominal segments exposed.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

甲虫目ケシキスイムシ科に属し，世界に広く分布する。英名でdried‐fruit beetleと呼ばれるが，乾燥果実類だけでなく多くの穀類を食害することで知られる。日本では古くから厨（くりや），すなわち台所に発生するケシキスイとして知られる。コウジ菌などのカビ類が繁殖した穀物を好むため，みそ，しょうゆなどの醸造工場でしばしば大発生した。成虫は褐色で上翅の基部と後方半分は黄色。上翅の末端は切断状で腹部の2節が裸出する。

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