Dorcatominae

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference itis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bugref was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ref4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ref5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ref15 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).