Ernobiinae

Ernobiinae is a subfamily of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 8 genera and at least 90 described species in Ernobiinae.[1][2][3][4][5][2]

Ernobiinae
Xestobium plumbeum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Ptinidae
Subfamily:	Ernobiinae Pic, 1912
Synonyms[1]
Cerocosminae Pic, 1912

Ernobius mollis

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

Genera

These 10 genera belong to the subfamily Ernobiinae:

• Episernomorphus Roubal, 1917 ^g
• Episernus Thomson, 1863 ^{i c g b}
• Ernobius Thomson, 1859 ^{i c g b}
• Microzogus Fall, 1905 ^{i c g b}
• Ochina Sturm, 1826 ^g
• Ozognathus LeConte, 1861 ^{i c g b}
• Paralobium Fall, 1905-01 ^{i c g}
• Utobium Fall, 1905 ^{i c g b}
• Xarifa Fall, 1905-01 ^{i c g}
• Xestobium Motschulsky, 1845 ^{i c g b}

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

References

1. "Ernobiinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. "Ernobiinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
3. 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. Linnean Society of London. 165: 88–108. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00792.x.
4. 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. Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
6. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
7. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-25.

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
• Crotch, G.R. (1873). Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38811. ISBN 978-0665070778.
• Lawrence, J.F.; Newton Jr., A.F. (1995). Pakaluk, James; Slipinski, Stanislaw Adam (eds.). Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names). Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson. 2. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN. pp. 779–1006. ISBN 978-83-85192-34-3.
• LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 978-0665100550.