Death-watch-beetles
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Cryptorama
death-watch beetles, spider beetles
Cryptorama is a genus of beetles in the family Ptinidae, commonly referred to as death-watch and spider beetles. The genus was established by Fall in 1905 and contains more than 20 described species. Members of this genus share characteristics with other Ptinidae in their compact body form and association with wood or stored products.
Dorcatominae
Dorcatominae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Ptinidae, encompassing approximately 16 genera and at least 190 described species. Members are commonly known as death-watch and spider beetles. The subfamily was formerly classified within Anobiidae, but family-level taxonomy has been revised to Ptinidae. Larval morphology has been described in detail for at least some members of the genus Dorcatoma.
Euceratocerini
death-watch beetles
Euceratocerini is a tribe of beetles within the family Ptinidae, commonly known as death-watch beetles. The tribe comprises at least 4 genera and approximately 18 described species. Members are xylophagous wood-boring beetles. The tribe includes the genera Actenobius, Ctenobium, Euceratocerus, and Xeranobium.
Euceratocerus
death-watch beetles
Euceratocerus is a genus of death-watch beetles first described by LeConte in 1874. The genus comprises four described species distributed in North America. These beetles belong to the family Ptinidae (formerly treated as Anobiidae), a group known for wood-boring larvae. The genus name reflects their membership among beetles that produce distinctive tapping sounds.
Xyletinini
Xyletinini
Xyletinini is a tribe of beetles in the family Ptinidae, commonly known as death-watch and spider beetles. The tribe was established by Gistel in 1848 and contains at least 10 genera and approximately 70 described species. Xyletinini belongs to the subfamily Xyletininae within the superfamily Bostrichoidea. Member genera include Xyletinus, Vrilletta, Euvrilletta, and others.