Osmoderma
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Osmoderma is a genus of beetle
in family Scarabaeidae
. It contains the following species:
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
in family Scarabaeidae
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae as currently defined consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide. The species in this large family are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family is fairly unstable, with numerous competing theories, and new proposals appearing quite...
. It contains the following species:
- Osmoderma brevipenne
- Osmoderma caelestis
- Osmoderma coriarium
- Osmoderma cristinae
- Osmoderma dallieri
- Osmoderma davidis
- Osmoderma eremicola
- Osmoderma eremitaOsmoderma eremitaOsmoderma eremita, the hermit beetle or Russian leather beetle, is a species of European beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. The larvae develop in hollow trees. Oak is the most important tree species, but the larvae may develop in any tree species with suitable hollows. Due to habitat loss and...
– Hermit Beetle - Osmoderma italicum
- Osmoderma lassallei
- Osmoderma opicum
- Osmoderma richteri
- Osmoderma scabra
- Osmoderma sikhotense
- Osmoderma subplanata