Dorcatoma is a genus of beetles in the family Ptinidae.Dorcatoma. Fauna Europaea. They are distributed in several regions of the world, excluding tropical areas.Buche, B. & Lundberg, S. (2002). A new species of deathwatch beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) discovered in Europe. Entomologica Fennica 13(2) 79-84. There are more than 70 species.Suda, I. & Nagirnyi, V. (2002). The Dorcatoma Herbst, 1792 (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) species of Estonia. Entomologica Fennica 13(2) 116-122.
Beetles of this genus live in dead wood, especially that which is softened and decomposed by fungi.
Species include: 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 Dorcatoma flavicornis Other Dorcatoma externa Dorcatoma falli Dorcatoma integra Dorcatoma lanuginosa Dorcatoma moderata Dorcatoma pallicornis Dorcatoma setulosa Dorcatoma vaulogeri
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