| Dorcatoma | |
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| Dorcatoma chrysomelina | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Family: | Ptinidae | 
| Tribe: | Dorcatomini | 
| Genus: | Dorcatoma Herbst, 1792  | 
Dorcatoma is a genus of beetles in the family Ptinidae.[1] They are distributed in several regions of the world, excluding tropical areas.[2] There are more than 70 species.[3]
Beetles of this genus live in dead wood, especially that which is softened and decomposed by fungi.[2]
Species include:[1]
- 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
 - Other
- Dorcatoma externa
 - Dorcatoma falli
 - Dorcatoma integra
 - Dorcatoma lanuginosa
 - Dorcatoma moderata
 - Dorcatoma pallicornis
 - Dorcatoma setulosa
 - Dorcatoma vaulogeri
 
 
References
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- 1 2 Dorcatoma. Fauna Europaea.
 - 1 2 Buche, B. & Lundberg, S. (2002). A new species of deathwatch beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) discovered in Europe. Entomologica Fennica 13(2) 79-84.
 - ↑ Suda, I. & Nagirnyi, V. (2002). The Dorcatoma Herbst, 1792 (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) species of Estonia. Entomologica Fennica 13(2) 116-122.
 
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