Deathwatch Beetle (Priobium sp)

About Deathwatch Beetle (Priobium sp)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Arthropods
• Class: Insects
• Order: Beetles
• Family: Deathwatch, Spider, and Wood-borer Beetles

Priobium is a genus of wood-boring, death-watch beetles ranging in western distribution in North America. Their antennae are without a distinct club. A pronotum similar to Hadrobregmus is characteristic. The various species appear similar. The larvae consume conifers.