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Checklist of Family Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)
for Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
937
21291
104803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
933
21259
104731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
882
20999
104014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
536
16084
86183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
148
5971
36968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
131
5318
31643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
105
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
105
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPtinidae
Latreille, 1802
Death-watch and Spider Beetles, Death-watch Beetles
49
253
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
49 Genera with 253 Species
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Anobium Fabricius, 1774furniture beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Bitrephes Oke, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhodes LeConte, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Caenocara Thomson, 1924Pufball beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Calymmaderus Solier, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Clada Pascoe, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Deltocryptus Lea, 19248SpeciesTaxom
Deroptilinus Lea, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Dignomus Wollaston, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Diphobia Olliff, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Diplocotes Westwood, 191021SpeciesTaxom
Dorcatoma Herbst, 192419SpeciesTaxom
Dryophilodes Blackburn, 192454SpeciesTaxom
Ectrephes Pascoe, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Enasiba Olliff, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Ernobius Thomson, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Gastrallus Jacquelin du..., 18211SpeciesTaxom
Gibbium Scopoli, 17783SpeciesTaxom
Gynopterus Mulsant & Rey, 17924SpeciesTaxom
Hadrobregmus Thomson, 19768SpeciesTaxom
Hexaplocotes Lea, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lasioderma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Leanobium Español, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Methemus Broun, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Mezium Samouelle, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Microbregma Seidlitz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Mirosternomorphus Español, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Mysticephala Ford, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Neoptinus Gahan, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Niptus Boieldieu, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Paussoceros Mjöberg, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Paussoptinus Lea, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Petalium LeConte, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polyplocotes Westwood, 200922SpeciesTaxom
Priobium Thomson, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Pronus Lea, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopronus Español, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Ptilineurus Reitter, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Ptilinus O.F. Müller, 1758Death-watch Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ptinus Linnaeus, 1917Brown spider beetle45SpeciesTaxom
Secretipes Lea, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Serianotus Ford, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Sphaericus Wollaston, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Stagetomorphus Pic, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Stegobium Motschulsky, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanobium Lea, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Trigonogenius Solier, 1849Globular spider beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Xestobium Motschulsky, 17742SpeciesTaxom
Xyletinus Latreille, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
253 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anobium (Anobium) punctatum De Geer, 1774Common furniture beetle
Bitrephes cuneiformis (Oke, 1926)⇒ Diplocotes cuneiformis Oke, 1926
Caenocara insignicornis Lea, 1924
Caenocara scymnoides LeConte, 1865
Caenocara vigilans Lea, 1924
Calymmaderus australiensis Pic, 1904
Calymmaderus incisus Lea, 1924Queensland pine beetle
Calymmaderus inconspicuus Lea, 1924
Calymmaderus pulverulens Lea, 1924
Calymmaderus unistriatus Lea, 1924
Clada posticum Gahan, 1900
Deltocryptus aulacostethus Lea, 1924
Deltocryptus funereus Lea, 1924
Deltocryptus inamoenus Lea, 1924
Deltocryptus microscopicus Lea, 1924
Deltocryptus punctiventris Lea, 1924
Deltocryptus ursus Lea, 1924
Deltocryptus xyleboroides Lea, 1924
Deroptilinus granicollis Lea, 1924
Dignomus (Dignomus) dilophus Illiger, 1807
Dignomus (Dignomus) irroratus Kiesenwetter, 1852
Diphobia familiaris (Olliff, 1886)⇒ Diplocotes familiaris Olliff, 1886
Diphobia longicornis (Lea, 1919)⇒ Diplocotes longicornis Lea, 1919
Diphobia metallica (Lea, 1917)⇒ Diplocotes metallica Lea, 1917
Diplocotes apicalis Oke, 1926
Diplocotes armicollis Lea, 1910
Diplocotes brevipennis Pic, 1909
Diplocotes carinaticeps Lea, 1919
Diplocotes crassicornis Oke, 1932
Diplocotes cuneiformis Oke, 1926
Diplocotes familiaris Olliff, 1886
Diplocotes foveata Lea, 1917
Diplocotes foveicollis Olliff, 1886
Diplocotes howittanus Westwood, 1869
Diplocotes intricata Lea, 1917
Diplocotes kingii Westwood, 1869
Diplocotes laticornis Lea, 1905
Diplocotes longicornis Lea, 1919
Diplocotes metallica Lea, 1917
Diplocotes minuta Oke, 1928
Diplocotes myrmecophila Lea, 1917
Diplocotes pilosus Mjöberg, 1916
Diplocotes similis Oke, 1928
Diplocotes strigicollis Lea, 1910
Dorcatoma antennalis Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma aterrima Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma atripennis Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma bisulciceps Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma corticalis Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma dorcatoma Fabricius, 1798
Dorcatoma elliptica Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma interocularis Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma irrasa Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma macrops Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma marginalis Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma minima Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma modica Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma norfolcensis Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma punctilatera
Dorcatoma punctipennis Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma simulans Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma subcircularis Lea, 1924
Dorcatoma tasmaniensis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes abjectus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes acutangulus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes acuticollis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes albatus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes angustus Lea, 1926
Dryophilodes apicipennis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes australis Blackburn, 1891
Dryophilodes basicollis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes bifoveiventris Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes brevicollis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes brevicornis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes brunneipennis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes cribripennis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes eucalypti Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes flavipalpis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes fumosus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes insignis Blackburn, 1891
Dryophilodes interstitialis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes latipennis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes latus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes marginicollis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes melanostethus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes metasternalis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes minor Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes multiseriatus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes murinus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes niger Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes nigrinus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes obscuripennis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes orthodoxus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes pallidus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes parvicollis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes parvoniger Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes pictus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes pilipennis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes planicollis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes politus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes pullatus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes pulverulentus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes pyrifer Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes robustus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes rufobrunneus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes sagittifer Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes seriatus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes serricornis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes squalidus Lea, 1926
Dryophilodes subapicalis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes subcylindricus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes subcylindricus brunneus
Dryophilodes subhumeralis Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes subopacus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes ubiquitosus Lea, 1924
Dryophilodes vigilans Lea, 1924
Ectrephes (Ectrephes) formicarum Pascoe, 1866
Ectrephes (Ectrephes) pascoei Westwood, 1867
Ectrephes (Pseudectrephes) clavatus Mjöberg, 1916
Enasiba microcera (Clark, 1923)⇒ Enasiba mirocera Clark, 1923
Enasiba mirocera Clark, 1923
Enasiba tristis Olliff, 1886
Ernobius mollis Linnaeus, 1758Bark Anobiid
Ernobius punctulatus LeConte, 1859Anchor worm
Gastrallus immarginatus J. Müller, 1821Maple wood borer
Gibbium aequinoctiale Boieldieu, 1854Smooth Spider Beetle
Gibbium psyllioides Czempinski, 1778
Gibbium psylloides Czenpinski, 1778Hump beetle
Gynopterus aubei Boieldieu, 1854
Gynopterus dubius Sturm, 1837
Gynopterus sexpunctatus Panzer, 1789
Gynopterus variegatus Rossi, 1792
Hadrobregmus (Allobregmus) areolicolle Lea, 1924
Hadrobregmus (Haplobregmus) alienus Español, 1976
Hadrobregmus (Megabregmus) angustulus Español, 1976
Hadrobregmus (Megabregmus) australiensis Pic, 1901Dampwood borer
Hadrobregmus (Megabregmus) matthewsi Español, 1976
Hexaplocotes sulcifrons (Lea, 1906)⇒ Polyplocotes sulcifrons Lea, 1906
Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius, 1792Cigar beetle
Leanobium marmoratum Lea, 1924
Leanobium marmoratus Lea, 1924
Leanobium subhumerale Lea, 1924
Leanobium subhumeralis Lea, 1924
Methemus decipiens Lea, 1924
Methemus granipennis Lea, 1924
Methemus obscurum W. J. MacLeay, 1871
Mezium (Mezium) affine Boieldieu, 1856Hood spider beetle
Mezium (Mezium) americanum Laporte de C..., 1840American black spider beetle
Mezium (Mezium) sulcatum (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Mezium affine Boieldieu, 1856
Mezium sulcatus Fabricius, 1781
Microbregma emarginatum Duftscmid, 1825
Mirosternomorphus rhizobioides Lea, 1924
Mysticephala bifovea Ford, 1970
Neoptinus marginicollis Bellés & Law..., 1984
Neoptinus parvus Gahan, 1900
Niptus (Niptus) hololeucus Faldermann, 1835Golden spider beetle
Paussoceros cremastogastri (Lea, 1917)⇒ Polyplocotes cremastogastri Lea, 1917
Paussoptinus brevipennis (Pic, 1909)⇒ Diplocotes brevipennis Pic, 1909
Paussoptinus laticornis (Lea, 1905)⇒ Diplocotes laticornis Lea, 1905
Petalium (Petalium) schwarzi Fall, 1905
Polyplocotes antennalis Mjoberg, 1916
Polyplocotes apicalis (Oke, 1926)⇒ Diplocotes apicalis Oke, 1926
Polyplocotes carinaticeps (Lea, 1919)⇒ Diplocotes carinaticeps Lea, 1919
Polyplocotes castaneus Lea, 1912
Polyplocotes cremastogastri Lea, 1917
Polyplocotes disparunguis Bell & Philips, 2009
Polyplocotes dolichognathus Lea, 1913
Polyplocotes eyrensis Bell & Philips, 2009
Polyplocotes franklinensis Bell & Philips, 2009
Polyplocotes longicollis Westwood, 1869
Polyplocotes longipes Lea, 1917
Polyplocotes martiana Bell & Philips, 2009
Polyplocotes nigropiceus (Pic, 1903)⇒ Polyplocotes longicollis Westwood, 1869
Polyplocotes nitidus Westwood, 1869
Polyplocotes ovipennis Lea, 1914
Polyplocotes perforatus Lea, 1917
Polyplocotes scabricollis Lea, 1917
Polyplocotes similis (Oke, 1928)⇒ Diplocotes similis Oke, 1928
Polyplocotes striatus Bell & Philips, 2009
Polyplocotes sulcifrons Lea, 1906
Polyplocotes warburtonensis Bell & Philips, 2009
Priobium multimaculatus Lea, 1924
Priobium pictipennis Lea, 1924
Priobium uniformis Lea, 1924
Pronus leai Español, 1982
Pronus magniventris Lea, 1923
Pronus marmoratus (Lea, 1924)⇒ Leanobium marmoratus Lea, 1924
Pronus matthewsi
Pronus medianus Lea, 1923
Pronus subhumeralis (Lea, 1924)⇒ Leanobium subhumeralis Lea, 1924
Pseudopronus matthewsi Español, 1982
Ptilineurus marmoratus Reitter, 1877Pectinate-horned beetle
Ptilinus pectinicornis Linnaeus, 1758Fan-bearing wood borer
Ptinus (Bruchoptinus) rufipes A. G. Olivier, 1790
Ptinus (Cyphoderes) bidens Olivier, 1790
Ptinus (Cyphoderes) raptor Sturm, 1837Eastern spider beetle
Ptinus (Cyphoderes) schlerethi Reitter, 1884
Ptinus (Gynopterus) fallax Fall, 1905
Ptinus (Gynopterus) tectus Boieldieu, 1856
Ptinus (Octopitnus) australiae Lea, 1923
Ptinus (Pseudoptinus) auberti Abeille de P..., 1869
Ptinus (Pseudoptinus) capellae Reitter, 1880
Ptinus (Ptinus) adeps Olliff, 1886
Ptinus (Ptinus) albohumeralis Lea, 1913
Ptinus (Ptinus) albomaculatus MacLeay, 1872
Ptinus (Ptinus) anchoralis Lea, 1913
Ptinus (Ptinus) atricapillus Kiesenwetter, 1877
Ptinus (Ptinus) attritus Olliff, 1886
Ptinus (Ptinus) bicinctus Sturm, 1837Belted spider beetle
Ptinus (Ptinus) calcaratus Kiesenwetter, 1877
Ptinus (Ptinus) clavipes Panzer, 1792Brown spider beetle
Ptinus (Ptinus) cupreoniger Lea, 1913
Ptinus (Ptinus) curlithorax Pic, 1922
Ptinus (Ptinus) egenus Olliff, 1886
Ptinus (Ptinus) eminens Olliff, 1886
Ptinus (Ptinus) fur Linnaeus, 1758Common spider beetle
Ptinus (Ptinus) gloriosus Lea, 1913
Ptinus (Ptinus) imulus Olliff, 1880
Ptinus (Ptinus) latro (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ptinus fur Linnaeus, 1758
Ptinus (Ptinus) longus Olliff, 1886
Ptinus (Ptinus) medioglaber Lea, 1913
Ptinus (Ptinus) microscopicus Lea, 1913
Ptinus (Ptinus) niveonotatus Lea, 1913
Ptinus (Ptinus) obesus P. H. Lucas, 1849
Ptinus (Ptinus) phlomidis Boieldieu, 1854
Ptinus (Ptinus) pilosus (P. W. J. Mül..., 1821)⇒ Ptinus tectus Boieldieu, 1856
Ptinus (Ptinus) spitzyi A. Villa & G..., 1838
Ptinus (Ptinus) subpilosus Sturm, 1837
Ptinus (Ptinus) villiger Reitter, 1884Hairy spider beetle
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) exulans Erichson, 1842
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) podolicus Iablokoff-Kh..., 1991
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) tectus Boieldieu, 1856Australian spider beetle
Ptinus amoenus Mjöberg, 1916
Ptinus caeruleipennis Lea, 1917
Ptinus carteri
Ptinus hirtellus (Sturm, 1837)⇒ Ptinus clavipes Panzer, 1792
Ptinus leucomelas Lea, 1917
Secretipes latericollis Lea, 1924
Secretipes xanthorrhoeae Lea, 1924
Serianotus (Serianotus) punctilatera Lea, 1924
Sphaericus (Leasphaericus) flavipennis Bellés, 1998
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) gibboides (Boieldieu, 1854)⇒ Sphaericus pinguis Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) pinguis Wollaston, 1854Plump spider beetle
Sphaericus diversevillosus Bellés, 1998
Stagetomorphus lanigera Olliff, 1889
Stegobium paniceum Linnaeus, 1758Biscuit beetle
Stegobium paniceus Linnaeus, 1758
Tasmanobium mimicum Lea, 1924
Trigonogenius globosus Solier, 1849
Trigonogenius globulum (Solier, 1849)⇒ Trigonogenius globulus Solier, 1849
Trigonogenius globulus Solier, 1849Globular spider beetle
Xestobium (Xestobium) affine LeConte, 1874
Xestobium (Xestobium) rufovillosum De Geer, 1774Death Watch Beetle
Xyletinus (Xyletinus) confusus White, 1977

Subnodes of Ptinidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyAnobiinae
Kirby, 1837
death watch beetles, Death-watch Beetles
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDorcatominae
C.G. Thomson, 1859
10
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDryophilinae
LeConte, 1861
2
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErnobiinae
Pic, 1912
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEucradinae
LeConte, 1861
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGibbiinae
Mulsant & Rey, 1868
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMesocoelopodinae
Mulsant & Rey, 1864
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPtilininae
Shuckard, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPtininae
Latreille, 1802
Spider beetles
15
114
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyXyletininae
Gistel, 1856
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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