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, adult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Passalidae |
| Genus: | Odontotaenius |
| Species: | O. striatopunctatus
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| Odontotaenius striatopunctatus (Percheron 1835)
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References edit
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- ^ 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. 66 (4). The Coleopterists Society: 319–332. doi:10.1649/072.066.0405. JSTOR 41819735. S2CID 86304055. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ 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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