Ernobiinae Explained

Ernobiinae is a subfamily of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 8 genera and at least 90 described species in Ernobiinae.

The subfamily Dryophilinae, along with Anobiinae and several others, were formerly considered members of the family Anobiidae, but the family name has since been changed to Ptinidae.

Genera

These 8 genera belong to the subfamily Ernobiinae:

• Episernus Thomson, 1863

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• Ernobius Thomson, 1859

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• Microzogus Fall, 1905

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• Ozognathus LeConte, 1861

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• Paralobium Fall, 1905-01

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• Utobium Fall, 1905

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• Xarifa Fall, 1905-01

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• Xestobium Motschulsky, 1845

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In addition, some sources include Ochina Sturm, 1826 here.^[1]

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: 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: Lawrence . J.F.. Newton Jr. . A.F.. Pakaluk . James. Slipinski . Stanislaw Adam. 1995. Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names). Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN. 2. 779–1006. 978-83-85192-34-3.
• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ochina Dejean, 1821 . BioLib.cz . 24 June 2024.