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Ptinus
Ptinus is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider beetles.
About 24 species have been found associated with stored food products in various parts of the world. Both adults and larvae feed on grain, dried fruit, spices and other dried foodstuffs. The species Ptinus tectus is considered a pest species in Museums and can damage stored objects and collections.
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ptinus
subgenusPtinus
Gynopterus
subgenusGynopterus
Bruchoptinus
subgenusBruchoptinus
Cyphoderes
subgenusCyphoderes
Pseudoptinus
subgenusPseudoptinus
Tectoptinus
subgenusTectoptinus
Ptinus medioglaber
speciesPtinus medioglaber
Ptinus amoenus
speciesPtinus amoenus
Ptinus hystrix
speciesPtinus hystrix
Ptinus plagiatus
speciesPtinus plagiatus
Ptinus albohumeralis
speciesPtinus albohumeralis
Ptinus adeps
speciesPtinus adeps
Ptinus egenus
speciesPtinus egenus
Ptinus caelebs
speciesPtinus caelebs
Ptinus speciosus
speciesPtinus speciosus
Ptinus gloriosus
speciesPtinus gloriosus
Ptinus quadrimaculatus
speciesPtinus quadrimaculatus
Ptinus albomaculatus
speciesPtinus albomaculatus
Ptinus maorianus
speciesPtinus maorianus
Australian Spider Beetle
speciesPtinus ocellus
Ptinus littoralis
speciesPtinus littoralis
Ptinus murinus
speciesPtinus murinus
Ptinus suturalis
speciesPtinus suturalis
Ptinus lemoldes
speciesPtinus lemoldes
Ptinus perrieri
speciesPtinus perrieri
Ptinus leucomelas
speciesPtinus leucomelas
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 131940.