Dorcatoma

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Dorcatoma
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Dorcatoma chrysomelina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptinidae
Tribe: Dorcatomini
Genus: Dorcatoma
Herbst, 1792

Dorcatoma is a genus of beetles in the family Ptinidae. [1] They are distributed in several regions of the world, excluding tropical areas. [2] There are more than 70 species. [3]

Beetles of this genus live in dead wood, especially that which is softened and decomposed by fungi. [2]

Species include: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dorcatoma. Fauna Europaea.
  2. 1 2 Buche, B. & Lundberg, S. (2002). A new species of deathwatch beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) discovered in Europe. Entomologica Fennica 13(2) 79-84.
  3. Suda, I. & Nagirnyi, V. (2002). The Dorcatoma Herbst, 1792 (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) species of Estonia. Entomologica Fennica 13(2) 116-122.