Anobiidae is a
familyIn 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...
of
beetleBeetles are the group of insects with the largest number of known species. They are classified in the order Coleoptera , which contains more described species than in any other order in the animal kingdom, constituting about 25% of all known life-forms...
s. The
larvaA larva is a young form of animal with indirect development, going through or undergoing metamorphosis ....
e of a number of species bore into wood, earning the name "
woodwormA woodworm is not a specific species. It is the larval stage of certain wood-boring 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 beetleThe death watch beetle is a woodboring beetle, namely a beetle whose larvae are xylophagous. The adult is approximately 7 mm long. The larva can be up to 11 mm long....
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Xestobium rufovillosum, and the
common furniture beetleThe 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...
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Anobium punctatum.
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Anobiidae is a
familyIn 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...
of
beetleBeetles are the group of insects with the largest number of known species. They are classified in the order Coleoptera , which contains more described species than in any other order in the animal kingdom, constituting about 25% of all known life-forms...
s. The
larvaA larva is a young form of animal with indirect development, going through or undergoing metamorphosis ....
e of a number of species bore into wood, earning the name "
woodwormA woodworm is not a specific species. It is the larval stage of certain wood-boring 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 beetleThe death watch beetle is a woodboring beetle, namely a beetle whose larvae are xylophagous. The adult is approximately 7 mm long. The larva can be up to 11 mm long....
,
Xestobium rufovillosum, and the
common furniture beetleThe 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:
- Anobiinae
Anobiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Kirby, 1837
- Anobium
Anobium is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Fabricius, 1775 (furniture beetles)
- Gastrallus
Gastrallus is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Jacquelin du Val, 1860
- Hadrobregmus
Hadrobregmus is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Thomson, 1859
- Microbregma Seidlitz, 1889
- Oligomerus
Oligomerus is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
RedtenbacherLudwig Redtenbacher was an Austrian doctor and entomologist mainly interested in beetlesRedtenbacher was born 10 June 1814 in Kirchdorf an der Krems in Upper Austria and died in Vienna 8 February 1876...
, 1849
- Priobium Motschulsky
Victor Ivanovitsch Motschulsky was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles....
, 1845
- Stegobium Motschulsky
Victor Ivanovitsch Motschulsky was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles....
, 1860 (drugstore 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)
- Dorcatominae
Dorcatominae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Thomson, 1859
- Anitys Thomson, 1863
- Caenocara
Caenocara is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Thomson, 1859
- Dorcatoma
Dorcatoma is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Herbst, 1792
- Stagetus
Stagetus is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Wollaston, 1861
- Dryophilinae
Dryophilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
LeConte, 1861
- Dryophilus Chevrolat, 1832
- Grynobius Thomson, 1859
- Ernobiinae
Ernobiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Pic, 1912
- Episernus Thomson, 1863
- Ernobius
Ernobius 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
- Ochina
Ochina, 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)
- Xestobium
Xestobium is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
MotschulskyVictor Ivanovitsch Motschulsky was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles....
,1845 (death watch beetleThe death watch beetle is a woodboring beetle, namely a beetle whose larvae are xylophagous. The adult is approximately 7 mm long. The larva can be up to 11 mm long....
s)
- Eucradinae
Eucradinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Le Conte, 1861
- Hedobia
Hedobia is a genus of beetle native to Europe and the Near East.-External links:*...
Dejean, 1821
- Ptilininae
Ptilininae is a subfamilia of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
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
- Pseudoptilinus
Pseudoptilinus fissicollis is a species of beetle in the family Anobiidae, the only species in the genus Pseudoptilinus....
Leiler, 1963
- Ptilinus
Ptilinus is a genus of beetle native to the Palearctic , the Near East, the Nearctic, the Neotropical and North Africa.-External links:*...
Müller, 1764
- Ptininae Latreille, 1802 (spider beetle
Spider 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)
- Eupauloecus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
- Gibbium
Gibbium is a genus of beetle present on all continents except Antarctica.-External links:*...
Scopoli, 1777
- Mezium
Mezium 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
- Niptus
Niptus is a genus of beetle present in the the Australian region, the Palearctic , the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa.-External links:*...
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
- Ptinus
Ptinus 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
- Xyletininae
Xyletininae is a subfamily of Beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Gistel, 1856
- Lasioderma
Lasioderma is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae....
Stephens, 1835 (cigarette beetles)
- Xyletinus
Xyletinus is a genus of beetle in the Anobiidae family, Xyletininae subfamily....
Latreille, 1809