Oligomerus

Not to be confused with Oligomeris.

Oligomerus
Oligomerus brunneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
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

It leaves a round hole behind, which is one to three millimeters in diameter. The boreholes are filled with loose bore dust.

Species

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

1. "Oligomerus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
2. "Browse Oligomerus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
3. "Oligomerus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
4. "Oligomerus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
5. nomen.at, Oligomerus

External links

• Media related to Oligomerus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Oligomerus at Wikispecies