Mesocoelopodinae

Mesocoelopodinae is a subfamily of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are at least 4 genera and 100 described species in Mesocoelopodinae.

Mesocoelopodinae
Mesocoelopus collaris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptinidae
Subfamily: Mesocoelopodinae
Mulsant & Rey, 1864
Synonyms
  • Mesothinae Portevin, 1931
  • Tricoryninae White, 1971

The subfamily Mesocoelopodinae, along with Anobiinae and several others, were formerly considered members of the family Anobiidae, but the family name has since been changed to Ptinidae.

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