Oileus (beetle)
| Oileus | |
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| Oileus rimator, adults | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Passalidae |
| Tribe: | Proculini |
| Genus: | Oileus Kaup, 1869 |
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Oileus is a genus of beetles in the family Passalidae.[1][2] The genus is distributed in Meso-America, from Mexico to Panama, primarily in montane areas.[2]
Description
Adult Oileus measure 26–47 mm (1.0–1.9 in) in length. The genus contains both macropterous and brachypterous species.[2]
Species
There are eight recognized species:[1]
- 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)
References
- ^ a b "Oileus Kaup, 1869". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Ariza-Marín, Edwin R.; Jiménez-Ferbans, Larry & Reyes-Castillo, Pedro (2024). "Wing condition and distribution of a Mesoamerican montane genus of wood-degrading beetles, Oileus Kaup (Coleoptera: Passalidae), with the description of a new species". Zoological Studies. 63 (10) e10. doi:10.6620/ZS.2024.63-10. PMC 11561544. PMID 39544528.