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The steely blue beetle (Korynetes caeruleus) is a predator of the deathwatch beetle and of the common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum). The adult female blue beetle lays her eggs in the exit holes made by the emerging borers, and the carnivorous larvae wander through the galleries made by the wood-borers, feeding on their larvae. [ 11 ]
The narrator first admits to hearing deathwatch beetles in the wall after startling the old man from his sleep. According to superstition, deathwatch beetles are a sign of impending death. One variety of deathwatch beetle raps its head against surfaces, presumably as part of a mating ritual, while others emit ticking sounds. [20]
Anobiinae is the subfamily of death-watch beetles [3] in the family Ptinidae, with at least 45 genera. [4] [5] [1] It was formerly considered a member of the family Anobiidae, but its family name has since been changed to Ptinidae. [1] [6] [7] [5] The larvae of a number of species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm" or ...
The deathwatch beetles Xestobium rufovillosum, Hemicoelus carinatus, and Hemicoelus gibbicollis are economically significant pests, damaging flooring, joists, and other timber in housing. The "furniture beetle", Anobium punctatum , is a species that is often found emerging from in-home wood furnishings.
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Hemicoelus carinatus is a species in the subfamily Anobiinae ("death-watch beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The species is known generally as the " Eastern deathwatch beetle ". [ 3 ]
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Xestobium is a genus of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae.
A common cause of holes in Japanese woodblock prints is the deathwatch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum). These beetles were commonly found in wood used to build furniture in the Edo period. Woodblock prints that were stored on bookshelves, or other furniture infested with these beetles, also became infested themselves. [5]