Osmoderma eremicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Osmoderma
Species:
O. eremicola
Binomial name
Osmoderma eremicola
(Knoch, 1801)

Osmoderma eremicola, also known as the hermit beetle,[1] is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][4] Large (21–32 mm), shiny, and dark brown, it can be found in wooded areas around tree trunks, and is said to give off a "leathery odor." It occurs from southern Canada through the U.S. mid-west and east to Georgia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4008-5182-9.
  2. ↑ "Osmoderma eremicola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Osmoderma eremicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.


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