Ernobius granulatus is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America in regions such as the southeastern United States.
It feeds off of first years cones of the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris). It causes serious damages to crops.Herbert Ruckes, Observations on Two Species of Pine Cone Feeding Deathwatch Beetles in California (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 51, Issue 2, 1 March 1958, Pages 186–188, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/51.2.186
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