''Dorcatoma'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s in the family
Ptinidae
Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes spider beetles and deathwatch beetle, as well as the Cigarette beetle, cigare ...
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[''Dorcatoma''.]
Fauna Europaea. They are distributed in several regions of the world, excluding tropical areas.
[Buche, B. & Lundberg, S. (2002)]
A new species of deathwatch beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) discovered in Europe.
''Entomologica Fennica'' 13(2) 79-84. There are more than 70 species.
[Suda, I. & Nagirnyi, V. (2002)]
The ''Dorcatoma'' Herbst, 1792 (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) species of Estonia.
''Entomologica Fennica'' 13(2) 116-122.
Beetles of this genus live in dead wood, especially that which is softened and decomposed by fungi.
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Species include:][
*Subgenus ''Dorcatoma''
**'' Dorcatoma dresdensis''
**'' Dorcatoma lomnickii''
**'' Dorcatoma palmi''
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**'' Dorcatoma robusta''
*Subgenus ''Pilosodorcatoma''
**'' Dorcatoma ambjoerni''
**'' Dorcatoma androgyna''
**'' Dorcatoma chrysomelina''
**'' Dorcatoma janssoni''
**'' Dorcatoma minor''
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**'' Dorcatoma substriata''
*Subgenus ''Sternitodorcatoma''
**'' Dorcatoma flavicornis''
*Other
**'' Dorcatoma externa''
**'']Dorcatoma falli
''Dorcatoma falli'' is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae
Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes spider b ...
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**''Dorcatoma integra
''Dorcatoma integra'' is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae
Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes spider ...
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**''Dorcatoma moderata
''Dorcatoma moderata'' is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae
Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes spide ...
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**''Dorcatoma pallicornis
''Dorcatoma pallicornis'' is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae
Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes sp ...
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**''Dorcatoma setulosa
''Dorcatoma setulosa'' is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae
Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes spide ...
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References
Ptinidae
Bostrichoidea genera
Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst
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