Anobiinae Explained

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

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.

Genera

These 46 genera belong to the subfamily Anobiinae:

• Actenobius Fall, 1905

^{i c g b}

• Allobregmus Español, 1970
• Anobichnium Linck, 1949
• Anobiopsis Fall, 1905

^{i c g}

• Anobium Fabricius, 1775

^{i c g b}

• Anomodesmina Español, 1991
• Australanobium Español, 1976

^g

• Belemia Español, 1984
• Cacotemnus LeConte, 1861

^g

• Colposternus Fall, 1905

^{i c g}

• Ctenobium LeConte, 1865

^{i c g b}

• Desmatogaster Knutson, 1963

^{i c g}

• Endroedyina Español et Comas, 1991
• Euceratocerus LeConte, 1874

^{i c g b}

• Falsogastrallus Pic, 1914

^{i c g}

• Gastrallus Jacquelin du Val, 1860

^{i c g b}

• Hadrobregmus Thomson, 1859

^{i c g b}

• Hemicoelus LeConte, 1861

^{i c g b}

• Hemigastrallus Español et Comas, 1991
• Leptanobium Español et Comas, 1988
• Macranobium Broun, 1886
• Magnanobium Pic, 1926
• Megabregmus Español, 1970
• Microbregma Seidlitz, 1889

^{i c g b}

• Mimogastrallus Sakai, 2003

^g

• Mimotrypopitys Pic, 1931
• Neoligomerus Español, 1981
• Nicobium LeConte, 1861

^{i c g b}

• Oligomerus Redtenbacher, 1847

^{i c g b}

• Paroligomerus Logvinovskiy, 1979

^g

• Platybregmus Fisher, 1934

^{i c g b}

• Priartobium Reitter, 1901

^g

• Priobium Motschulsky, 1845

^{i c g b}

• Pseudoligomerus Pic, 1933
• Pseudoserranobium Toskina, 2000
• Ptilinobium White, 1976

^{i c g}

• Serranobium White, 1975
• Stegobium Motschulsky, 1860

^{i c g b}

• Tasmanobium Lea, 1924
• Trichobiopsis White, 1973

^g

• Trichodesma Leconte, 1861

^{i c g b}

• Trichodesmina Español, 1982
• Xenocera Broun, 1881
• Xeranobium Fall, 1905

^{i c g b}

• † Gastrallanobium Wickham, 1914

^gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Borowski . Jerzy. Wegrzynowicz . Piotr. 2007. World Catalogue of Bostrichidae (Coleoptera). Wydawnictwo Mantis. 9788392618218.
• Book: Crotch . G.R.. 1873. Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency. 10.5962/bhl.title.38811. free. 978-0665070778.
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 978-0665100550. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• Book: Philips . T. Keith. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J.H.. 2002. Family 70. Anobiidae Fleming 1821. American Beetles. CRC Press. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. 245–260. 978-0-8493-0954-0.
• Philips . T. Keith. Foster . Douglas E.. 2004. Cryptopeniculus nigrosetus n.g., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) from the Namaqualand region of South Africa. Zootaxa. 577. 577. 1–11. 1175-5326. 10.11646/zootaxa.577.1.1.

External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: Death-watch Beetles . inaturalist.org . 2024-06-20.