Family Anobiidae - Furniture Beetles, Spider Beetles

Beetles in this family are usually small in size. Some resemble spiders. 

 

Larvae are wood borer. They bore into wood or bark of dead trees. Some are considered as pest of furniture and timber industry. 

 

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Spider Beetle

 

Ptinus sp., Anobiidae, subfamily Ptininae, body length 2mm

Photos taken in Karawatha forest during early summer.

Here we would like to thank Boris Büche for sending us email and advise the ID of this beetle.

Reference:

1. A guide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part.4 - Matthews, E.G. 1985, Fig102. 

 

 

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Reference:

1. Subfamily Ptininae - Spider Beetles - BugGuide.net

2. A guide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part.4 - Matthews, E.G. 1985, p11. 

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