Odontotaenius striatopunctatus

Odontotaenius striatopunctatus is a beetle of the Family Passalidae. It is found in Latin America. [1] The beetle lives in decaying wood. The species exhibits subsocial behavior, with parental care including pre-digesting food for larvae and repairing cocoons. [2]

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    Odontotaenius striatopunctatus variation
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Odontotaenius striatopunctatus
Odontotaenius striatopunctatus, adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Passalidae
Genus: Odontotaenius
Species:
O. striatopunctatus
Binomial name
Odontotaenius striatopunctatus
(Percheron 1835)


References
  1. Delgado, Leonardo; Mora-Aguilar, Eder F.; Escobar-Hernández, Fernando (2012). "Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) of the Municipality of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico: Inventory and Analysis". The Coleopterists Bulletin. The Coleopterists Society. 66 (4): 319–332. doi:10.1649/072.066.0405. JSTOR 41819735. S2CID 86304055. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  2. Castillo, Maria Luisa; Villegas-Guzmán, Gabriel A. (10 April 2016). "Phoretic relationship between Lustrochernes grossus (Pseudoscorpionida: Chernetidae) and Odontotaenius striatopunctatus (Coleoptera: Passalidae)". Acta Zoológica Mexicana. New Series. 32 (1): 71–80. doi:10.21829/azm.2016.3201929.
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