Oligomerus | |
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Oligomerus brunneus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]
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]
These 18 species belong to the genus Oligomerus:
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]