Oileus

genus of insects

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Oileus is a genus of beetles in the family Passalidae. The genus is distributed in Meso-America, from Mexico to Panama, primarily in montane areas.

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Oileus is a genus of beetles in the family Passalidae. The genus is distributed in Meso-America, from Mexico to Panama, primarily in montane areas.

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Adult Oileus measure 26–47 mm (1.0–1.9 in) in length. The genus contains both macropterous and brachypterous species.

There are eight recognized species:

Oileus astecus (Truqui, 1857)

Oileus bezai Ariza-Marín, Jiménez-Ferbans & Reyes-Castillo, 2024

Oileus bifidus (Zang, 1905)

Oileus gasparilomi Cano & Schuster, 2012

Oileus heros (Truqui, 1857)

Oileus nonstriatus (Dibb, 1936)

Oileus rimator (Truqui, 1857)

Oileus sargi (Kaup, 1871)

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Oileus: mythical father of Ajax the Lesser

Oileus is a genus of beetles in the family Passalidae. The genus is distributed in Meso-America, from Mexico to Panama, primarily in montane areas.

Oileus is a genus of beetles in the family Passalidae. The genus is distributed in Meso-America, from Mexico to Panama, primarily in montane areas.

Contents

Adult Oileus measure 26–47 mm (1.0–1.9 in) in length. The genus contains both macropterous and brachypterous species.

There are eight recognized species:

Oileus astecus (Truqui, 1857)

Oileus bezai Ariza-Marín, Jiménez-Ferbans & Reyes-Castillo, 2024

Oileus bifidus (Zang, 1905)

Oileus gasparilomi Cano & Schuster, 2012

Oileus heros (Truqui, 1857)

Oileus nonstriatus (Dibb, 1936)

Oileus rimator (Truqui, 1857)

Oileus sargi (Kaup, 1871)

Article from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), where it is maintained by volunteer editors.