Patent Leather Beetle
Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger, 1800)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Passalidae
Genus	Odontotaenius
Species	Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger, 1800)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Accidental

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Illinois.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Illinois

Counties

Illinois: Pope

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada: N1 Critically Imperiled
United States: NNR

Subnational ranks

Manitoba: SNR Unranked
Ontario: S1 Critically Imperiled
Indiana: SNR Unranked
Rhode Island: SNR Unranked
South Carolina: SNR Unranked

Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Odontotaenius disjunctus (Illiger, 1800). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2729. https://cavebiology.org/species/odontotaenius-disjunctus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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