Subfamily Anobiinae Rank Genus | Infraorder Bostrichiformia Family Anobiidae Scientific name Anobium Higher classification Anobiinae Order Beetle | |
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Lower classifications Common furniture beetle, Anobium inexspectatum, Anobium striatum, Anobium costatum | ||
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Anobium is a genus of beetles in the family Anobiidae. The name Anobium comes from the Greek for "lifeless", inspired by the beetles' habit of playing dead when disturbed.
Most species eat wood and wood products. The common furniture beetle (A. punctatum) is known for damaging books.
Several fossil beetles of this genus have been described from the Green River Formation and from Baltic amber.
Extant species include:
References
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