Anobiinae is the subfamily of death-watch beetles [3] in the family Ptinidae, with at least 45 genera.[4][5][1] It was formerly considered a member of the family Anobiidae, but its family name has since been changed to Ptinidae.[1][6][7][5]

Anobiinae
Euceratocerus gibbifrons
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptinidae
Subfamily: Anobiinae
Fleming, 1821
Tribes[2]

(The tribes by White may be considered invalid.)[1]

Trichodesma

The larvae of a number of species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm" or "wood borer". A few species, such as the common furniture beetle, Anobium punctatum, are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture and house structures.[8]

Genera

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These 46 genera belong to the subfamily Anobiinae:[2]

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[9] g = GBIF,[10] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88). Pensoft Publishers: 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21863053.
  2. ^ a b Zahradník, Petr; Háva, Jiří (2014). "Catalogue of the world genera and subgenera of the superfamilies Derodontoidea and Bostrichoidea (Coleoptera: Derodontiformia, Bostrichiformia)". Zootaxa. 3754 (4). Magnolia Press: 301–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.1. PMID 24869695.
  3. ^ "Death-watch Beetles". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  4. ^ a b "Anobiinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  5. ^ a b c "Anobiinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  6. ^ Bell, Karen Leanne; Philips, T. Keith (2011). "Molecular systematics and evolution of the Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) and related families" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 165. Linnean Society of London: 88–108. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00792.x.
  7. ^ Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). "Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera". Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-87-88757-67-5.
  8. ^ Arango, Rachel A.; Young, Daniel K. (2012). "Death-watch and spider beetles of Wisconsin (Coleoptera: Ptinidae)" (PDF). General Technical Report FPL-GTR-209. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  9. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  10. ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-08-29.

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