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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ptinidae |
| Genus: | Ozognathus |
| Species: | O. cornutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozognathus cornutus (LeConte, 1859)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Ozognathus cornutus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Ozognathus cornutus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Ozognathus cornutus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
Further reading
edit- Borowski, Jerzy; Wegrzynowicz, Piotr (2007). World Catalogue of Bostrichidae (Coleoptera). Wydawnictwo Mantis. ISBN 9788392618218.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.