Xyletininae Explained

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.

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.

Genera

These 13 genera belong to the subfamily Xyletininae:

• Euvrilletta Fall, 1905

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• Holcobius Sharp, 1881

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• Lasioderma Stephens, 1835

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• Megorama Fall, 1905

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• Metholcus Jacquelin du Val, 1860

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• Neoxyletobius Español & Viñolas, 1996-01

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• Paraxyletinus Espaol, 1972

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• Pseudoptilinus Leiler, 1963

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• Trachelobrachys Gemminger, 1870

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• Vrilletta LeConte, 1874

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• Xyletinites Heyden, 1866

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• Xyletinus Latreille, 1809

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• Xyletomerus Fall, 1905

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Further reading

• Arango . Rachel A.. Young . Daniel K.. 2012. Death-watch and spider beetles of Wisconsin (Coleoptera: Ptinidae). General Technical Report FPL-GTR-209. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Borowski . Jerzy. Wegrzynowicz . Piotr. 2007. World Catalogue of Bostrichidae (Coleoptera). Wydawnictwo Mantis. 9788392618218.
• Book: Lawrence . J.F.. Newton Jr. . A.F.. Pakaluk . James. Slipinski . Stanislaw Adam. 1995. 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. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN. 2. 779–1006. 83-85192-34-4.
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.