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Deathwatch, Spider, and Wood-borer Beetles
Ptinidae
Spider beetles are the approximately 500 species of beetles in the subfamily Ptininae of the family Anobiidae. They are sometimes considered a family in their own right, which is then called Ptinidae. Spider beetles have round bodies with long, slender legs, and lack wings. They are generally 1–5 mm long. Both the larvae and the adults are scavengers. They reproduce at the rate of two to three generations per year.
10 branches of this family, most-observed first
Death-watch Beetles
subfamilyAnobiinae
Spider Beetles
subfamilyPtininae
Xyletininae
subfamilyXyletininae
Dorcatominae
subfamilyDorcatominae
Ernobiinae
subfamilyErnobiinae
Mesocoelopodinae
subfamilyMesocoelopodinae
Ptilininae
subfamilyPtilininae
Eucradinae
subfamilyEucradinae
Dryophilinae
subfamilyDryophilinae
Alvarenganiellinae
subfamilyAlvarenganiellinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Ptinidae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82167.