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Ptinidae

Insect Families

Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera and the superfamily Bostrichoidea, established by Latreille in 1802. The family contains at least 220 genera and about 2,200 described species worldwide, including spider beetles, the deathwatch beetle, and economically significant pests such as the cigarette, drugstore and furniture beetles. Ptinidae species are difficult to identify because of their small size and compact body structure, and recent classification treats the former family Anobiidae as a subfamily, Anobiinae, within Ptinidae. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Living or Extinct
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Family 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ17504738, descriptionView the Source
2. Ptinidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • In Group: Other Beetle Families (Polyphaga), Lead
    Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea.
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Wikidata: Ptinidae
Wikidata Q17504738, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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