Ptinidae

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bostrichoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola 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

Primary references

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.
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, pp. i-xii + 13–467 [+ 1 (errata)]. BHL Reference page.

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
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
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.
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Engel, M.S. 2010: A primitive anobiid beetle in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Anobiidae). Alavesia 3: 31-34. Reference page.
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
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
Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (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
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
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 Reference page.
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.