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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
501
7087
22038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
7082
22032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
6999
21791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
301
5800
19585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1976
6207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1724
5187
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, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Dignomus Wollaston, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Megorama Fall, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mesocoelopus Jacquelin du..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metholcus Jacquelin du..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ptinus Linnaeus, 1936Brown spider beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Rhamna Peyerimhoff ..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xyletinastidius Espanol & Comas, 19921SpeciesTaxom


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
 


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