Ptinidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Bostrichiformia
Superfamilia: Bostrichoidea

Familia: Ptinidae
Subfamiliae (10): Alvarenganiellinae - Anobiinae - Dorcatominae - Dryophilinae - Ernobiinae - Eucradinae - Mesocoelopodinae - Ptilininae - Ptininae - Xyletininae

Overview of genera (195)

Acanthaptinus – Actenobius – Afropetalium – Anakania – Anhedobia – Anisotheca – Anitys – Anobiopsis – Anobium – Ascutotheca – Australanobium – Bellesus – Byrrhodes – Bythostethus – Cacotemnus – Caenocara – Calymmaderus – Calytheca – Casapus – Cavoptinus – Cerocosmos – Chilenogenius – Clada – Coleoaethes – Colposternus – Condrotheca – Cordielytrum – Costatomezium – Cryptopeniculus – Cryptorama – Cryptoramorphus – Ctenobium – Cylindroptinus – Cyphanobium – Cyphoniptus – Damarus – Dasytanobium – Deroptilinus – Desmatogaster – Dignomorphus – Dignomus – Dimorphotheca – Diplocotidus – Dorcatoma – Dorcatomiella – Dryophilastes – Dryophilodes – Dryophilus – Epauloecus – Episernomorphus – Episernus – Ernobius – Euceratocerus – Eucrada – Eurostodes – Eurostoptinus – Eutaphrimorphus – Eutaphroptinus – Eutylistus – Euvrilletta – Exopetalium – Fabrasia – Fallanobium – Falsogastrallus – Fauvelinus – Gastrallus – Gibbium – Gnostus – Grynobius – Hadrobregmus – Hanumanus – Hedobia – Helenoxylon – Hemicoelus – Homophthalmus – Kedirinus – Lachnoniptus – Lapidoniptus – Lasioderma – Leanobium – Lepimedozium – Leptanobium – Leptobia – Luzonoptinus – Macranobium – Maheoptinus – Masatierrum – Megabregmus – Megorama – Mesocoelopus – Metadorcatoma – Metatheca – Methemus – Metholcus – Meziomorphum – Mezioniptus – Mezium – Microbregma – Microernobius – Microzogus – Mimogastrallus – Mirosternomorphus – Mirosternus – Mizodorcatoma – Myrmecoptinus – Mysticephala – Neobyrrhodes – Neodryophilus – Neohedobia – Neoptinus – Neosothes – Neoxyletobius – Nepalanobium – Nesopetalium – Nesotheca – Nicobium – Niptinus – Niptodes – Niptomezium – Niptus – Notiotheca – Ochina – Ogmostethus – Oligomerus – Ozognathus – Pachotelus – Pachotelus – Paralobium – Parapetalium – Paraxyletinus – Parobius – Paulianoptinus – Petalanobium – Petalium – Phanerochila – Piarus – Picatoma – Pitnus – Platybregmus – Plumilus – Priobium – Pronus – Prosternoptinus – Protheca – Pseudeurostus – Pseudodorcatoma – Pseudodryophilus – Pseudolasioderma – Pseudomezium – Pseudopronus – Pseudoptilinus – Ptilinastes – Ptilineurus – Ptilinobium – Ptilinus – Ptinomorphus – Ptinus – Scottanobium – Sculptotheca – Serianotus – Serranobium – Silisoptinus – Singularivultus – Sphaericus – Sphinditeles – Stagetodes – Stagetus – Stegobium – Stereocaulophilus – Stethomezium – Stichtoptychus – Striatheca – Sulcatogibbium – Sulcoptinus – Tipnus – Trachelobrachys – Trichodesma – Tricorynus – Trigonogenioptinus – Trigonogenius – Tropicoptinus – Trymolophus – Utobium – Vrilletta – Xarifa – Xenocera – Xeranobium – Xestobium – Xyletinus – Xyletobius – Xyletobius – Xyletomerus – Xylodes – Yunnanobium – †Mesernobius – †Sucinoptinus
Name

Ptinidae Latreille, 1802: 112 [conserved name]

Placed on the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology by Opinion 1809.
Synonyms

Anobiidae Fleming, 1821

References
cited sources

Latreille, P.A. 1802. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes. Ouvrage faisant suite à l’histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini, membre de plusieurs sociétés savantes. Familles naturelles des genres. Tome troisième. F. Dufart, Paris, xii + pp. 13–467 + [1 (errata)]. BHL Reference page.
Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., Davies, A.E., Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A., Lawrence, J.F., Lyal, C.H.C., Newton, A.F., Reid, C.A.M., Schmitt, M., Ślipiński, S.A. & Smith, A.B.T. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys 88: 1–972. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 Open access. PMC: 3088472 Open access. Reference page.
Engel, M.S. 2010: A primitive anobiid beetle in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Anobiidae). Alavesia 3: 31-34. Reference page.
ICZN. 1995. Opinion 1809. Bruchus Linnaeus, 1767, Ptinus Linnaeus, 1767 and Mylabris Fabricius, 1775 (Insecta: Coleoptera): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 52(2): 208–210. BHL. Reference page.
Lawrence, J.F.; Beutel, R.G.; Leschen, R.A.B.; Ślipiński, A. 2010: 1. Changes in classification and list of families and subfamilies. Pp. 1-7 in: Leschen, R.A.B.; Beutel, R.G.; Lawrence, J.F. (volume eds.) Coleoptera, beetles. Volume 2: Morphology and systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim). In: Kristensen, N.P. & Beutel, R.G. (eds.) Handbook of zoology. A natural history of the phyla of the animal kingdom. Volume IV. Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3110190753 ISBN 9783110190755
Philips, T.K.; Bell, K.L. 2010: 6.4. Ptinidae Latreille, 1802. Pp. 217-225 in: Leschen, R.A.B.; Beutel, R.G.; Lawrence, J.F. (volume eds.) Coleoptera, beetles. Volume 2: Morphology and systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim). In: Kristensen, N.P. & Beutel, R.G. (eds.) Handbook of zoology. A natural history of the phyla of the animal kingdom. Volume IV. Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3110190753 ISBN 9783110190755
Philips, T. Keith, Whorrall, K.A., Gearner, O.M. & Huchet, J-B. 2020. A new genus of spider beetle (Coleoptera, Ptinidae) from western Peru. ZooKeys, 934: 81–91. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.934.38670 Open access Reference page.

selected references

Bell, K.L.; Philips, T.K. (early view, 2012): Molecular systematics and evolution of the Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) and related families. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00792.x

Additional references

Akotsen-Mensah, C.; Philips, T.K. 2009: Description of a new genus of spider beetle (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa, 2160: 51–67. Abstract & excerpt
Bellés, X. 2009: Spider beetles (Coleoptera, Ptinidae) from the Socotra Archipelago. Fauna of Arabia, 24: 145–154.
Bellés, X.; Vitali, F. 2007: New fossil spider beetles from Baltic amber (Coleoptera Ptinidae). Entomapeiron paleoentomology, 2 (2): 17–28.
Hinton, H.E. 1941: The Ptinidae of economic importance. Bulletin of entomological research 31(4): 331–381. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300005101 Reference page.
Irish, J. 1999: First records of pest species of Ptinidae (Coleoptera) from southern Africa. African entomology, 7 (1): 149–150. PDF
I.Löbl & A.Smetana (eds). 2007 Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 4: Elateroidea, Derodontoidea, Bostrichoidea, Lymexyloidea, Cleroidea and Cucujoidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark ISBN 87-88757-67-6, p. 328
Latreille, P.A. 1802: Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Tome 3. F. Dufart, Paris. Internet Archive BHL
Philips, T.K. 2000: Phylogenetic analysis of the New World Ptininae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea). Systematic entomology, 25: 235–262. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3113.2000.00102.x
Philips, T.K. 2002: 70. ANOBIIDAE Fleming 1821. Pp. 245-260 in: Arnett, R.H.; Thomas, M.C.; Skelley, P.E.; Frank, J.H. (eds.) American Beetles, Volume II. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. Print ISBN 9780849309540 eBook ISBN 9781420041231 DOI: 10.1201/9781420041231.ch3
Zahradník, P. & Háva, J. 2014. New Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) from Baltic amber with a list of known fossil species. Studies and reports (taxonomical series) 10(2): 629–646. ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Australian Faunal Directory
Ptinidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
Atlas of spider beetles (Ptinidae) of Russia
EoL (Ptinidae)
EoL (Anobiidae)

Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide.[1] The family includes spider beetles and deathwatch beetles.[2]

The Ptinidae family species are hard to identify because they are so small, and they have a compact body structure. They also have similar morphologies within the genera and species of the family.[3]

There are three main groups in the superfamily Bostrichoidea: Bostrichidae, Anobiidae, and Ptinidae. These have undergone frequent changes in hierarchical classification since their inception. They have been treated as a single family, three independent families, the two families Bostrichidae and Anobiidae, or the two families Bostrichidae and Ptinidae. More recent literature treats these as the two families Bostrichidae and Ptinidae, with Anobiidae a subfamily of Ptinidae (Anobiinae).[4][5][6][7][2]

Spider beetles are so named because they look like spiders. Some species have long legs, antennae that can seem like an additional pair of legs, and a body shape that may appear superficially like that of a spider.

Deathwatch beetles are named because of a clicking noise that two (and possibly more) species tend to make in the walls of houses and other buildings. This clicking noise is designed to communicate with potential mates, but has historically caused fear of impending death during times of plague and sickness.

Pests

The larvae of a number of Ptinidae species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm" or "wood borer". Several species are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture, house structures, tobacco, and dried food products. The deathwatch beetles Xestobium rufovillosum, Hemicoelus carinatus, and Hemicoelus gibbicollis are economically significant pests, damaging flooring, joists, and other timber in housing.

The "furniture beetle", Anobium punctatum, is a species that is often found emerging from in-home wood furnishings. The "drugstore beetle", Stegobium paniceum, is known to infest a variety of stored materials, including bread, flour, cereal, prescription drugs, strychnine powder, packaged foods, and even Egyptian tombs.

The "Cigarette beetle," Lasioderma serricorne, is a widespread and destructive pest of harvested and manufactured tobacco. Damage and economic losses from L. serricorne infestations were estimated by the USDA to be 0.7% of the total warehoused tobacco commodity in 1971.[7]
See also

List of Ptinidae genera

References

"Ptinidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
"Ptinidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
Arango, Rachel; Chaboo, Caroline. "Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Ptinidae Latreille, 1802".
Bell, Karen Leanne; Philips, T. Keith (2011). "Molecular systematics and evolution of the Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) and related families" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 165: 88–108. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00792.x.
Löbl, Ivan; Smetana, Aleš (2007). Lobl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. doi:10.1163/9789004260894. ISBN 978-87-88757-67-5.
Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.

Arango, Rachel A.; Young, Daniel K. (2012). "Death-watch and spider beetles of Wisconsin (Coleoptera: Ptinidae)" (PDF). General Technical Report FPL-GTR-209.