Ozognathus Explained

Ozognathus is a genus of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. They are native to the Americas.^[1]

Species

There are 11 recognized species of Ozognathus.

Selected species:

• Ozognathus cornutus (LeConte, 1859)
• Ozognathus dubius Fall, 1905
• Ozognathus floridanus LeConte, 1878

Further reading

• Book: World Catalogue of Bostrichidae (Coleoptera). 2007. Borowski . Jerzy. Wegrzynowicz . Piotr. Wydawnictwo Mantis. 9788392618218.
• Book: Death-watch and spider beetles of Wisconsin (Coleoptera: Ptinidae). 2012. Arango . Rachel A.. Young . Daniel K.. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. General Technical Report. FPL–GTR–209.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.

Notes and References

1. 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 . en . 49 . 5 . 841–849 . 10.1007/s12600-021-00923-x . 2021Phyto..49..841C . 0334-2123. 10447/534774 . free .