Anobiidae
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Anobiidae is a family
of beetle
s. The larva
e of a number of species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm
" or "wood borer". A few species are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture and house structures, notably the death watch beetle
, Xestobium rufovillosum, and the common furniture beetle
, Anobium punctatum.
It includes the subgroups:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of beetle
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s. The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of a number of species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm
Woodworm
A woodworm is not a specific species. It is the larval stage of certain woodboring beetles including:*Ambrosia beetles *Bark borer beetle / Waney edge borer *Common furniture beetle...
" or "wood borer". A few species are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture and house structures, notably the death watch beetle
Death watch beetle
The death watch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, is a woodboring beetle. The adult beetle is long, while the xylophagous larvae are up to long....
, Xestobium rufovillosum, and the common furniture beetle
Common furniture beetle
The common furniture beetle or common house borer is a woodboring beetle. In the larval stage it bores in wood and feeds upon it. Adult Anobium punctatum measure 2.7–4.5 mm in length. They have brown ellipsodial bodies with a pronotum resembling a monk's cowl .-Life cycle:Adults do not...
, Anobium punctatum.
It includes the subgroups:
- AnobiinaeAnobiinaeAnobiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Kirby, 1837- AnobiumAnobiumAnobium is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Fabricius, 1775 (furniture beetles) - GastrallusGastrallusGastrallus is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Jacquelin du Val, 1860 - HadrobregmusHadrobregmusHadrobregmus is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Thomson, 1859 - MicrobregmaMicrobregmaMicrobregma is a genus of beetle ranging in western distribution in North America. They consume conifers.-External links:*...
Seidlitz, 1889 - OligomerusOligomerusOligomerus is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
RedtenbacherLudwig RedtenbacherLudwig Redtenbacher Ludwig Redtenbacher Ludwig Redtenbacher (June 10, 1814 in Kirchdorf an der Krems, Austria - February 8, 1876 in Vienna was an Austrian doctor and entomologist mainly interested in beetles....
, 1849 - PriobiumPriobiumPriobium is a genus of wood-boring, death-watch beetles ranging in western distribution in North America. Their antennae are without a distinct club. A pronotum similar to Hadrobregmus is characteristic. The various species appear similar. The larvae consume conifers.-External links:*...
MotschulskyVictor Ivanovitsch MotschulskyVictor Ivanovitsch Motschulsky was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles....
, 1845 - Stegobium MotschulskyVictor Ivanovitsch MotschulskyVictor Ivanovitsch Motschulsky was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles....
, 1860 (drugstore beetleDrugstore beetleThe Drugstore beetle , also known as the Bread beetle or Biscuit beetle, is a tiny, brown beetle that can be found infesting a wide variety of products, and is among the most common non-weevils to be found there...
s)
- Anobium
- DorcatominaeDorcatominaeDorcatominae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Thomson, 1859- AnitysAnitysAnitys is a genus of wood-boring, deadwood beetles. They are known to range in Europe.-External links:*...
Thomson, 1863 - CaenocaraCaenocaraCaenocara is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae. Members of this genus are sometimes called puffball beetles.-Species:* Caenocara affine Boheman, 1858* Caenocara bicolor Germar, 1824* Caenocara blanchardi Fall, 1905...
Thomson, 1859 - DorcatomaDorcatomaDorcatoma is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Herbst, 1792 - StagetusStagetusStagetus is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Wollaston, 1861
- Anitys
- DryophilinaeDryophilinaeDryophilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
LeConte, 1861- DryophilusDryophilusDryophilus is a genus of wood-boring beetles The Latin name "dryophilus" means "lover of oaks". However, these beetles are associated with a range of tree species.-External links:*...
Chevrolat, 1832 - GrynobiusGrynobiusGrynobius is a genus of wood-boring beetles of the family Anobiidae.-External links:*...
Thomson, 1859
- Dryophilus
- ErnobiinaeErnobiinaeErnobiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Pic, 1912- EpisernusEpisernusEpisernus is a genus of beetle ranging in Holarctic, of western distribution in North America, including the Palearctic and the Nearctic. Episernus is similar to Ernobius, but the side margin of the pronotum in the anterior part is effaced, and the antennae are 10-segmented. They consume conifers....
Thomson, 1863 - ErnobiusErnobiusErnobius is a genus of beetle native to the Afro-tropical region, the Australian region, the Palearctic , the Near East, the Nearctic and North Africa.-External links:*...
Thomson, 1859 - OchinaOchinaOchina, commonly known as the ivy-boring beetles, is a genus of beetle native to Europe, the Near East, and North Africa.-External links:*...
Sturm, 1826 (ivy boring beetles) - XestobiumXestobiumXestobium is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
MotschulskyVictor Ivanovitsch MotschulskyVictor Ivanovitsch Motschulsky was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles....
,1845 (death watch beetleDeath watch beetleThe death watch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, is a woodboring beetle. The adult beetle is long, while the xylophagous larvae are up to long....
s)
- Episernus
- EucradinaeEucradinaeEucradinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Le Conte, 1861- HedobiaHedobiaHedobia is a genus of beetle native to Europe and the Near East.-External links:*...
Dejean, 1821
- Hedobia
- PtilininaePtilininaePtilininae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
ShuckardWilliam Edward ShuckardWilliam Edward Shuckard was an English bookseller and entomologist.He was also librarian of the Royal Society and translated Manual of Entomology Hermann Burmeister .He was a specialist in Hymenoptera but worked onColeoptera in his early years).-Publications:Partial list* A Description of the...
, 1840- PseudoptilinusPseudoptilinusPseudoptilinus fissicollis is a species of beetle in the family Anobiidae, the only species in the genus Pseudoptilinus....
Leiler, 1963 - PtilinusPtilinusPtilinus is a genus of beetle native to the Palearctic , the Near East, the Nearctic, the Neotropical and North Africa.-External links:*...
Müller, 1764
- Pseudoptilinus
- Ptininae Latreille, 1802 (spider beetleSpider beetleSpider beetles are the approximately 500 species of beetles in the subfamily Ptininae of the family Anobiidae. They are sometimes considered a family in their own right, which is then called Ptinidae. Spider beetles have round bodies with long, slender legs, and lack wings. They are generally...
s)- EupauloecusEupauloecusEupauloecus is a genus of spider beetles found in western North America. They consume conifers.-External links:*...
Mulsant & Rey, 1868 - GibbiumGibbiumGibbium is a genus of beetle present on all continents except Antarctica.-External links:*...
Scopoli, 1777 - MeziumMeziumMezium is a genus of beetle present in the Afro-tropical region, the Australian region, the Palearctic , the Near East, the Nearctic, the Neotropical and North Africa.-External links:*...
Curtis, 1828 - NiptusNiptusNiptus is a genus of beetle present in the Australian region, the Palearctic , the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa.-External links:**...
BoieldieuAnatole Auguste BoieldieuAnatole Auguste Boieldieu was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.He was a member of the Société entomologique de France.His collection is conserved by the Association des Etudiants Paris...
, 1856 - Pseudeurostus Heyden, 1906
- PtinusPtinusPtinus is a genus of beetle present in the Afro-tropical region, the Australian region, the Palearctic , the Near East, the Nearctic, the Neotropical, and North Africa.-External links:*...
Linnaeus, 1767 - Sphaericus Wollaston, 1854
- Trigonogenius Solier, 1849
- Eupauloecus
- XyletininaeXyletininaeXyletininae is a subfamily of Beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Gistel, 1856- LasiodermaLasiodermaLasioderma is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Stephens, 1835 (cigarette beetles) - XyletinusXyletinusXyletinus is a genus of beetle in the Anobiidae family, Xyletininae subfamily....
Latreille, 1809
- Lasioderma