Xyletininae is a subfamily of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 13 genera and at least 170 described species in Xyletininae.[1][2][3][4][5]

Xyletininae
Lasioderma serricorne, drugstore beetle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptinidae
Subfamily: Xyletininae
Gistel, 1848
Xyletinus ater

The subfamily Xyletininae, along with Anobiinae and several others, were formerly considered members of the family Anobiidae, the but family name has since been changed to Ptinidae.[5][3][4][2]

Genera edit

These 13 genera belong to the subfamily Xyletininae:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[6] g = GBIF,[7] b = Bugguide.net[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Xyletininae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  2. ^ a b c "Xyletininae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. ^ a b Bell, Karen Leanne; Philips, T. Keith (2011). "Molecular systematics and evolution of the Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) and related families" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 165. Linnean Society of London: 88–108. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00792.x.
  4. ^ a b Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). "Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera". Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-87-88757-67-5.
  5. ^ a b Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88). Pensoft Publishers: 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
  6. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  7. ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-08-29.

Further reading edit