Ernobiinae

Ernobiinae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Ernobiinae: /ɛrˈnoʊ.bi.aɪ.niː/

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Images

Ernobius mollis antenna by Siga. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Xestobium rufovillosum (Geer, 1774) (28502251946) by Udo Schmidt from Deutschland. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.
Xestobium.rufovillosum by Sarefo. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Xestobium rufovillosum IMG 20220607 151830 by Jens Milner. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Xestobium rufovillosum IMG 20220607 151551 by Jens Milner. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Xestobium rufovillosum (bonte knaagkever) schade by Rasbak. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

Summary

Ernobiinae is a subfamily of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 8 genera and at least 90 described species in Ernobiinae.

Physical Characteristics

Body +/- cylindrical, head not completely retracted under pronotum, antennae free, with three terminal segments elongate.

Evolution

The Ernobiinae subfamily, along with the subfamilies Dryophilinae and Anobiinae, were formerly considered members of the family Anobiidae, which has since been reclassified to Ptinidae.

Tags

  • Coleoptera
  • Beetle
  • Ernobiinae
  • Ptinidae
  • Insect taxonomy