Overview
Bostrichoidea is a of beetles.
It includes the following subgroups:
- Anobiidae Fleming 1821 (death watch beetles)
- Ptinidae or Ptininae Latreille 1802 (spider beetles)
- Bostrichidae Latreille 1802 (horned powder-post beetles)
- Lyctinae or Lyctidae Billberg 1820 (powder post beetles)
- Endecatominae or Endecatomidae LeConte 1861
- Dermestidae Latreille 1804 (skin beetles)
- Thorictinae or Thorictidae Agassiz 1846
- Jacobsoniidae Heller 1926 (Jacobson's beetles)
- Nosodendridae Erichson 1846 (wounded-tree beetles)
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Taxonomy
The Superfamily Bostrichoidea is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (3): Anobiidae · Bostrichidae · Ptinidae
Families
Anobiidae
Anobiidae is a of beetles. The larvae of a number of species bore into wood, earning 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. [more]
Bostrichidae
The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species. They are commonly called auger beetles, false powderpost beetles or horned powderpost beetles. The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as it is downwardly directed and hidden by the thorax. An exception is the from the subfamily Lyctinae. [more]
Ptinidae
Spider beetles are the approximately 500 species of 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 1–5 mm long. Both the larvae and the adults are scavengers. They reproduce at the rate of two to three generations per year. [more]
At least 10 species and subspecies belong to the Family Ptinidae.
More info about the Family Ptinidae may be found here.
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