Ozognathus

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Ozognathus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptinidae
Subfamily: Ernobiinae
Tribe: Ozognathini
Genus: Ozognathus
LeConte, 1861
Synonyms [1]
  • Durangoum Pic, 1903
  • Micranobium Gorham, 1883

Ozognathus is a genus of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] They are native to the Americas. [5]

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Species

There are 11 recognized species of Ozognathus. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ozognathus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. "Ozognathus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  3. Zahradník, Petr; Háva, Jiří (2014). "Catalogue of the world genera and subgenera of the superfamilies Derodontoidea and Bostrichoidea (Coleoptera: Derodontiformia, Bostrichiformia)". Zootaxa. 3754 (4): 301–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.1. PMID   24869695.
  4. 1 2 Cerasa, Giuliano; Lo Verde, Gabriella (May 31, 2021). "Naturalization and spread of the alien species Ozognathus cornutus (LeConte, 1859) (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Ernobiinae) in Italy". Phytoparasitica. 49 (5): 841–849. doi:10.1007/s12600-021-00923-x. hdl: 10447/534774 . ISSN   0334-2123.

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