Oligomerus
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| Oligomerus | |
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| Oligomerus brunneus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Bostrichoidea |
| Family: | Ptinidae |
| Subfamily: | Anobiinae |
| Tribe: | Stegobiini |
| Genus: | Oligomerus Redtenbacher, 1849 |
Oligomerus is a genus of death-watch beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 18 described species in Oligomerus.[1][2][3][4][5]
It leaves a round hole behind, which is one to three millimeters in diameter. The boreholes are filled with loose bore dust.
