Dorcatominae

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Dorcatominae
Caenocara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptinidae
Subfamily: Dorcatominae
C. G. Thomson, 1859
Protheca hispida

Dorcatominae is a subfamily of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 16 genera and at least 190 described species in Dorcatominae.[1][2][3][4][5]

The subfamily Dorcatominae, 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[edit]

These 16 genera belong to the subfamily Dorcatominae:

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Dorcatominae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  2. ^ a b c "Dorcatominae 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. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-87-88757-67-5. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  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.

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