Anobiidae | |
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fan-bearing wood-borer, Hedobia imperialis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Bostrichiformia |
Superfamily: | Bostrichoidea |
Family: |
Anobiidae Fleming, 1821 |
Genera | |
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Anobiidae is a family of beetles. The larvae of a number of species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm" or "wood borer". A few species are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture and house structures, notably the deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, and the common furniture beetle, Anobium punctatum.
It includes the subgroups: