Death-watch
Guides
Anobiinae
Death-watch Beetles
Anobiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Ptinidae, commonly known as death-watch beetles. The subfamily contains at least 45 genera and includes species whose larvae bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm" or "wood borer." Several species are economically significant pests, notably the common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum), which damages wooden furniture and structural timbers. The subfamily has a cosmopolitan distribution with members native to multiple zoogeographical regions.