Ptinus

Ptinus
Ptinus fur
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Ptinidae
Subfamily: Ptininae
Genus: Ptinus
Linnaeus, 1766
Diversity
c. 100 species
Synonyms[1]
  • Heteroplus Mulsant and Rey, 1868

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.[2] Both adults and larvae feed on grain, dried fruit, spices and other dried foodstuffs.[2] The species Ptinus tectus is considered a pest species in Museums and can damage stored objects and collections.[3]

Taxa include:[4]

Ptinus plagiatus
Ptinus latro

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Ptinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. ^ a b Mound, L. 1989. Common Insect Pests of Stored Food Products: A Guide to their Identification, British Museum (Natural History) Economic Series No. 15, London: British Museum, 37.
  3. ^ Pinnager, D. 2001. Pest Management in Museums, Archives and Historic Houses. Archetype Publications.
  4. ^ Ptinus subgenera. Fauna Europaea.
  5. ^ Bellés, X. (2012). Ptinus bertranpetiti, a new species of spider beetle from Socotra Island (Coleoptera: Ptinidae). In: Hájek, J. and J. Bezděk. (eds.) Insect Biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, supplementum 2, 219-22.
  6. ^ Philips, T. K. and M. E. Smiley. (2010). Ptinus hispaniolaensis, a new species of spider beetle (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) from Hispaniola. Florida Entomologist 93(4), 567-70.
  7. ^ Borowski, J. (2008). New species of Ptinus s. str. from Sardinia and adjacent islands (Coeleoptera: Ptinidae). Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Studies and reports of District Museum Prague – East Taxonomical Series 4(1-2) 1-4.


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