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Oligomerus

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Oligomerus

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Oligomerus is a genus of death-watch beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 18 described species in Oligomerus.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyAnobiidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
33
With media
1
Family
Anobiidae
Collections
USNM, PSUC, ABS, SDNHM, TAMU, SBMNH
Recorded in
United States, South Africa

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Oligomerus is a genus of death-watch beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 18 described species in Oligomerus.

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

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