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Checklist for Subfamily Ptininae Latreille, 1802 (Spider beetles)
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
370
5037
13090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
106
1920
5716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1643
4865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
51
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
51
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPtinidae
Latreille, 1802
Death-watch and Spider Beetles, Death-watch Beetles
24
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPtininae
Latreille, 1802
Spider beetles
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
6 Genera with 20 Species
Dignomus Wollaston, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Diplocotes Westwood, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Polyplocotes Westwood, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ptinus Linnaeus, 1856Brown spider beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Sphaericus Wollaston, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Trigonogenius Solier, 1849Globular spider beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
20 Species
Dignomus (Dignomus) dilophus Illiger, 1807
Diplocotes apicalis Oke, 1926
Diplocotes crassicornis Oke, 1932
Diplocotes cuneiformis Oke, 1926
Diplocotes familiaris Olliff, 1886
Diplocotes kingii Westwood, 1869
Diplocotes laticornis Lea, 1905
Diplocotes minuta Oke, 1928
Diplocotes similis Oke, 1928
Diplocotes strigicollis Lea, 1910
Polyplocotes apicalis (Oke, 1926)⇒ Diplocotes apicalis Oke, 1926
Ptinus (Gynopterus) fallax Fall, 1905
Ptinus (Ptinus) clavipes Panzer, 1792Brown spider beetle
Ptinus (Ptinus) cupreoniger Lea, 1913
Ptinus (Ptinus) egenus Olliff, 1886
Ptinus (Ptinus) medioglaber Lea, 1913
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) exulans Erichson, 1842
Ptinus (Tectoptinus) tectus Boieldieu, 1856Australian spider beetle
Sphaericus (Sphaericus) gibboides (Boieldieu, 1854)⇒ Sphaericus pinguis Wollaston, 1854
Trigonogenius globulus Solier, 1849Globular spider beetle

Subnodes of Ptininae with occurrences in Victoria
TribeEctrephini
Wasmann, 1894
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePtinini
Latreille, 1802
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSphaericini
Portevin, 1931
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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