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Checklist for Subfamily Ptininae Latreille, 1802 (Spider beetles)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1494
4086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
1327
3474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
55
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
55
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPtinidae
Latreille, 1802
Death-watch and Spider Beetles, Death-watch Beetles
30
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPtininae
Latreille, 1802
Spider beetles
8
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
8 Genera with 49 Species
Casapus Wollaston, 18629SpeciesTaxom
Dignomus Wollaston, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Epauloecus Mulsant & Rey, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Okamninus Mynhardt & P..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Piarus Wollaston, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Ptinus Linnaeus, 1929Brown spider beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Sphaericus Wollaston, 200231SpeciesTaxom
Stereocaulophilus Bellés, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
49 Species and 8 Subspecies
Casapus (Casapus) alticola Wollaston, 1862
Casapus (Casapus) barbicollis Israelson, 1993
Casapus (Casapus) bonvoulorii Wollaston, 1862
Casapus (Casapus) dilaticollis Wollaston, 1862
Casapus (Casapus) hirsutus Bellés, 1996
Casapus (Casapus) radiosus Wollaston, 1862
Casapus (Casapus) subcalvus Wollaston, 1862
Casapus (Piotes) inconstans Wollaston, 1862
Casapus (Piotes) vestita Wollaston, 1862
Dignomus gracilipes Wollaston, 1862
Epauloecus unicolor Piller & Mit..., 1783Monochrome spider beetle
Okamninus annae G. Mynhardt, 2013
Piarus basalis Wollaston, 1862
Piarus chevalieri chevalieri Pic, 1936
Piarus chevalieri impunctatus Bellés, 1981
Piarus lowei Wollaston, 1867
Ptinus (Gynopterus) dubius (Sturm, 1837)⇒ Gynopterus dubius Sturm, 1837
Ptinus (Gynopterus) variegatus (Rossi, 1794)⇒ Gynopterus variegatus Rossi, 1792
Ptinus (Ptinus) clavipes Panzer, 1792Brown spider beetle
Ptinus (Ptinus) fur Linnaeus, 1758Common spider beetle
Ptinus (Ptinus) latro (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ptinus fur Linnaeus, 1758
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) tectus Boieldieu, 1856Australian spider beetle
Ptinus ocellus (Brown, 1929)⇒ Ptinus tectus Boieldieu, 1856
Sphaericus (Doramasus) crotchianus Wollaston, 1864
Sphaericus (Doramasus) rotundatus Wollaston, 1865
Sphaericus (Doramasus) rotundicollis Israelson, 1980
Sphaericus (Doramasus) thurepalmi Leiler, 1983
Sphaericus (Nitpus) ptinoides Boieldieu, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) albopictus Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus albopictus albopictus Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus albopictus brevinasus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus albopictus flavotarsus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus albopictus plantaginis Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) ambiguus Wollaston, 1865
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) ater Leiler, 1983
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) bicolor Bellés, 1982
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) erinaceus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) fragilis Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) gibbicollis Wollaston, 1862
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) longicornis (Wollaston, 1854)⇒ Sphaericus albopictus Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) naviculiformis Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) nigrescens Wollaston, 1857
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) nodulus Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) obscurus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) orbatus Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) pilula Wollaston, 1854
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) pinguis Wollaston, 1854Plump spider beetle
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) saetiger Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) selvagensis Bellés, 2001
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) simplex Wollaston, 1862
Sphaericus truncatus basibulbosus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus truncatus interpositus Erber & Hint..., 2002
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) velhocabrali Israelson, 1984Cigarette Beetle
Sphaericus leileri Erber & Hint..., 2002
Stereocaulophilus volcanicus Bellés, 1995

Subnodes of Ptininae with occurrences in Macaronesia
TribePtinini
Latreille, 1802
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSphaericini
Portevin, 1931
2
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ptininae at artfakta.se
Ptininae at dyntaxa.se
Ptininae at itis.gov