Ozognathus cornutus

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Ozognathus cornutus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptinidae
Genus: Ozognathus
Species:
O. cornutus
Binomial name
Ozognathus cornutus
(LeConte, 1859)
Synonyms [1]
  • Ozognathus misellus LeConte, 1865

Ozognathus cornutus is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae. [1] [2] [3] It is native to North America but has spread elsewhere, including Europe, North Africa, New Zealand, and South America. [4] This beetle is saproxylophagous, meaning that it feeds on dead wood, including galls and the feces of other wood-eating insects. They are also known to feed on dried fruits and vegetables. [5] Adult Ozognathus cornutus are dark brown or black and 1.5-2.8 mm in length. [4] They lay their eggs in galls induced by other species of insects. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ozognathus cornutus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Ozognathus cornutus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. 1 2 Honour, S. Richard; Rothmann, T. Sergio (June 1, 2017). "Primer registro de Ozognathus cornutus (Le Conte, 1859) (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) para Chile: First record of Ozognathus cornutus (Le Conte, 1859) (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) in Chile". Biodiversity & Natural History (in Spanish). 3 (1): 12–14.
  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. Bibcode:2021Phyto..49..841C. doi:10.1007/s12600-021-00923-x. hdl: 10447/534774 . ISSN   0334-2123. S2CID   236415599.

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