Ozognathus cornutus explained

Ozognathus cornutus is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is native to North America but has spread elsewhere, including Europe, North Africa, New Zealand, and South America.^[1] 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.^[2] Adult Ozognathus cornutus are dark brown or black and 1.5-2.8 mm in length. They lay their eggs in galls induced by other species of insects.

Further reading

• Book: World Catalogue of Bostrichidae (Coleoptera). 2007. Borowski . Jerzy. Wegrzynowicz . Piotr. Wydawnictwo Mantis. 9788392618218.
• 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. 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 . Spanish . 3 . 1 . 12–14.
2. 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 . 236415599 . 0334-2123. 10447/534774 . free .