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Checklist for Family Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
52
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
52
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPtinidae
Latreille, 1802
Death-watch and Spider Beetles, Death-watch Beetles
25
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
25 Genera with 26 Species
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Anobium Fabricius, 1774furniture beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhodes LeConte, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopeniculus Philips, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Dignomus Wollaston, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Diplocotidus Péringuey, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorcatoma Herbst, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ernobius Thomson, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gastrallus Jacquelin du..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Gibbium Scopoli, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Homophthalmus Abeille, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasioderma Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Lepimedozium Bellés, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Meziomorphum Pic, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Mezium Samouelle, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Microbregma Seidlitz, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Nicobium LeConte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Pocapharaptinus Philips & Ak..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomezium Pic, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptilinus O.F. Müller, 1898Death-watch Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ptinus Linnaeus, 1929Brown spider beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Stagetomorphus Pic, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegobium Motschulsky, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stethomezium Hinton, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Tipnus Thomson, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Xyletomerus Fall, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
26 Species
Anobium (Anobium) punctatum De Geer, 1774Common furniture beetle
Cryptopeniculus nigrosetus Philips, 2004
Dignomus (Dignomus) dilophus Illiger, 1807
Dignomus xylopertha Boieldieu, 1856
Dorcatoma (Dorcatoma) pallicornis LeConte, 1874
Ernobius mollis Linnaeus, 1758Bark Anobiid
Gastrallus phloeophagus Iablokoff-Kh..., 1960
Gibbium aequinoctiale Boieldieu, 1854Smooth Spider Beetle
Lasioderma serricorne Fabricius, 1792Cigar beetle
Meziomorphum krimpvarkie Irish, 1996
Meziomorphum longicorne
Meziomorphum ystervarkie Irish, 1996
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
Microbregma emarginatum Duftscmid, 1825
Nicobium castaneum Olivier, 1790Library beetle
Pocapharaptinus harrisoni Akotsen & Ph..., 0
Pocapharaptinus soutpanensis Akotsen & Ph..., 0
Ptilinus lobatus Casey, 1898
Ptinus (Ptinus) affinis (Desbrochers ..., 1871)⇒ Gynopterus peringueyi Pic, 1896
Ptinus (Ptinus) hilaris Péringuey, 1899
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) kruperi Pic, 1929
Stegobium paniceum Linnaeus, 1758Biscuit beetle
Stethomezium notiale Péringuey, 1899
Tipnus unicolor Piller & Mit..., 1783

Subnodes of Ptinidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAnobiinae
Kirby, 1837
death watch beetles, Death-watch Beetles
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorcatominae
C.G. Thomson, 1859
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDryophilinae
LeConte, 1861
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErnobiinae
Pic, 1912
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGibbiinae
Mulsant & Rey, 1868
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPtilininae
Shuckard, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPtininae
Latreille, 1802
Spider beetles
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXyletininae
Gistel, 1856
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ptinidae at artfakta.se
Ptinidae at dyntaxa.se
Ptinidae at gbif.org
Ptinidae at irmng.org
Ptinidae at itis.gov