What is "anobiidae"

Anobiidae \Anobiidae\ n. 1. 1 the family comprising the deathwatch beetles.

Syn: family Anobiidae.

Anobiidae is a family of beetles. The larvae 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 deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, and the common furniture beetle, Anobium punctatum.

It includes the subgroups:

• Anobiinae Kirby, 1837
  • Anobium Fabricius, 1775 (furniture beetles)
  • Gastrallus Jacquelin du Val, 1860
  • Hadrobregmus Thomson, 1859
  • Microbregma Seidlitz, 1889
  • Oligomerus Redtenbacher, 1849
  • Priobium Motschulsky, 1845
  • Stegobium Motschulsky, 1860 (drugstore beetle)
• Dorcatominae Thomson, 1859
  • Anitys Thomson, 1863
  • Caenocara Thomson, 1859
  • Dorcatoma Herbst, 1792
  • Stagetus Wollaston, 1861
• Dryophilinae LeConte, 1861
  • Dryophilus Chevrolat, 1832
  • Grynobius Thomson, 1859
• Ernobiinae Pic, 1912
  • Episernus Thomson, 1863
  • Ernobius Thomson, 1859
  • Ochina Sturm, 1826 (ivy-boring beetles)
  • Xestobium Motschulsky, 1845 (deathwatch beetles)
• Eucradinae Le Conte, 1861
  • Hedobia Dejean, 1821
• Ptilininae Shuckard, 1840
  • Pseudoptilinus Leiler, 1963
  • Ptilinus Müller, 1764
• Ptininae Latreille, 1802 (spider beetles)
  • Eupauloecus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
  • Gibbium Scopoli, 1777
  • Mezium Curtis, 1828
  • Niptus Boieldieu, 1856
  • Pseudeurostus Heyden, 1906
  • Ptinus Linnaeus, 1767
  • Sphaericus Wollaston, 1854
  • Trigonogenius Solier, 1849
• Xyletininae Gistel, 1856
  • Lasioderma Stephens, 1835 (cigarette beetles)
  • Xyletinus Latreille, 1809

Category:Woodboring beetles Category:Beetle families