Oligomerus
| Oligomerus | |
|---|---|
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| Oligomerus brunneus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bostrichoidea |
| Family: | Ptinidae |
| Subfamily: | Anobiinae |
| Tribe: | Stegobiini |
| Genus: | Oligomerus Redtenbacher, 1849 |
Oligomerus is a genus of death-watch beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 18 described species in Oligomerus.[1][2][3][4][5]
Identification[edit]
It leaves a round hole behind, which is one to three millimeters in diameter. The boreholes are filled with loose bore dust. Its excrement looks like "salt and pepper". [citation needed]
Species[edit]
These 18 species belong to the genus Oligomerus:
- Oligomerus alternans LeConte, 1865 i c g b
- Oligomerus angusticollis White, 1976 i c g
- Oligomerus brevipilis Fall, 1905 i c g
- Oligomerus brunneus (Olivier, 1790) g
- Oligomerus californicus Fall, 1905 i c g
- Oligomerus crestonensis Hatch, 1961 i c g
- Oligomerus cylindricus White, 1976 i c g
- Oligomerus delicatulus (Fall, 1920) i c g
- Oligomerus disruptus (Baudi di Selve, 1874) g
- Oligomerus enervatus White, 1976 i c g
- Oligomerus grossus White, 1976 i c g
- Oligomerus obtusus LeConte, 1865 i c g
- Oligomerus priapus White, 1976 i c g
- Oligomerus ptilinoides (Wollaston, 1854) g
- Oligomerus retowskii Schilsky, 1898 g
- Oligomerus sericans (Melsheimer, 1846) i c g b
- Oligomerus tenellus Fall, 1905 i c g
- Oligomerus texanus White, 1976 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Oligomerus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ a b "Browse Oligomerus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ a b "Oligomerus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ a b "Oligomerus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ nomen.at, Oligomerus
External links[edit]
Media related to Oligomerus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Oligomerus at Wikispecies
