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Species Ozognathus cornutus

beetle from raspberry with two apical antennomeres missing from both antennae - Ozognathus cornutus - female

beetle from raspberry - Ozognathus cornutus

Tiny beetle on oak - Ozognathus cornutus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Bostrichoidea

Family Ptinidae (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)

Subfamily Ernobiinae

Tribe Ozognathini

Genus Ozognathus

Species cornutus (Ozognathus cornutus)

Explanation of Names

Ozognathus cornutus (LeConte 1859)

Size

1.5-2.5 mm

Identification

Males with a pair of horns arising from the base of mandibles

Range

CA & Mexico; recently introduced and quickly naturalized in so. Europe and New Zealand

Food

Rather polyphagous in dry plant matter (fruits, stems, galls)

Contributed by Joyce Gross on 17 May, 2007 - 8:59pm
Additional contributions by Boris Bueche, v belov
Last updated 11 March, 2015 - 10:59pm

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