Colposternus
Fall, 1905
Species Guides
1Colposternus is a of beetles in the Ptinidae, first described by Fall in 1905. The genus contains at least one described , C. tenuilineatus. Members of Ptinidae are commonly known as spider beetles or deathwatch beetles, though specific ecological details for Colposternus remain undocumented.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Colposternus: /kɔlpɔˈstɛrnʊs/
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Taxonomic Note
GBIF lists the as Anobiidae, while iNaturalist and Wikipedia list Ptinidae. Ptinidae is currently widely accepted as the valid family name for this group, with Anobiidae sometimes treated as a separate family or synonym depending on classification system.
Data Availability
No observations exist in iNaturalist, and published literature on this appears extremely limited. The single described C. tenuilineatus was established by the genus author.