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Dorcatoma
Dorcatoma chrysomelina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Ptinidae
Tribe:	Dorcatomini
Genus:	Dorcatoma Herbst, 1792

Dorcatoma is a genus of beetles in the family Ptinidae. They are distributed in several regions of the world, excluding tropical areas. There are more than 70 species.

Beetles of this genus live in dead wood, especially that which is softened and decomposed by fungi.

Species include:

• Subgenus Dorcatoma
  • Dorcatoma dresdensis
  • Dorcatoma lomnickii
  • Dorcatoma palmi
  • Dorcatoma punctulata
  • Dorcatoma robusta
• Subgenus Pilosodorcatoma
  • Dorcatoma ambjoerni
  • Dorcatoma androgyna
  • Dorcatoma chrysomelina
  • Dorcatoma janssoni
  • Dorcatoma minor
  • Dorcatoma setosella
  • Dorcatoma substriata
• Subgenus Sternitodorcatoma
  • Dorcatoma flavicornis
• Other
  • Dorcatoma externa
  • Dorcatoma falli
  • Dorcatoma integra
  • Dorcatoma lanuginosa
  • Dorcatoma moderata
  • Dorcatoma pallicornis
  • Dorcatoma setulosa
  • Dorcatoma vaulogeri

References

1. ^ Dorcatoma. Fauna Europaea.
2. ^ Buche, B. & Lundberg, S. (2002). A new species of deathwatch beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) discovered in Europe. Entomologica Fennica 13(2) 79-84.
3. Suda, I. & Nagirnyi, V. (2002). The Dorcatoma Herbst, 1792 (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) species of Estonia. Entomologica Fennica 13(2) 116-122.

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