Anobium

Anobium
Anobium punctatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Bostrichiformia
Superfamily:	Bostrichoidea
Family:	Anobiidae
Subfamily:	Anobiinae
Genus:	Anobium Fabricius, 1775
Species
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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:

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