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Checklist for Family Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
35
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
35
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPtinidae
Latreille, 1802
Death-watch and Spider Beetles, Death-watch Beetles
8
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
8 Genera with 5 Species
Africogenius Borowski, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Dignomus Wollaston, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Megorama Fall, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesocoelopus Jacquelin du..., 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Metholcus Jacquelin du..., 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptinus Linnaeus, 1936Brown spider beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Rhamna Peyerimhoff ..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Xyletinastidius Espanol & Comas, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
5 Species
Africogenius particularis Pic, 1931
Dignomus (Dignomus) dilophus Illiger, 1807
Ptinus (Gynopterus) jeanneli Pic, 1936
Ptinus (Ptinus) gracilicornis Pic, 1936
Ptinus (Ptinus) ocularis Pic, 1936

Subnodes of Ptinidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyMesocoleopodinae
Mulsant & Rey, 1864
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPtininae
Latreille, 1802
Spider beetles
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXyletininae
Gistel, 1856
3
0
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