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Genus of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
- Subgenus Bruchoptinus
- Ptinus antennatus
- Ptinus biformis
- Ptinus brevivittis
- Ptinus femoralis
- Ptinus italicus
- Ptinus ivanensis
- Ptinus palliatus
- Ptinus pellitus
- Ptinus rufipes
- Ptinus schatzmayeri
- Ptinus torretassoi
- Subgenus Cyphoderes
- Ptinus bidens
- Ptinus hirticornis
- Ptinus japonicus
- Ptinus raptor
- Ptinus schlerethi
- Subgenus Gynopterus
- Ptinus aubei
- Ptinus barrosi
- Ptinus bertranpetiti[5]
- Ptinus crassicornis
- Ptinus dubius
- Ptinus hispaniolaensis[6]
- Ptinus paulonotatus
- Ptinus pyrenaeus
- Ptinus salvatori
- Ptinus sexpunctatus
- Ptinus subroseus
- Ptinus tumidus
- Ptinus variegatus
- Subgenus Pseudoptinus
- Ptinus arragonicus
- Ptinus auberti
- Ptinus capellae
- Ptinus coarcticollis
- Ptinus cumaniensis
- Ptinus kutzschenbachi
- Ptinus lichenum
- Ptinus maculosus
- Ptinus madoni
- Ptinus nikitanus
- Ptinus oertzeni
- Ptinus rufolimbatus
- Ptinus rugosicollis
- Ptinus spissicornis
- Ptinus subaeneus
- Ptinus tauricus
- Subgenus Ptinus
- Ptinus affinis
- Ptinus argolisanus
- Ptinus atricapillus
- Ptinus bicinctus
- Ptinus calcaratus
- Ptinus calcarifer
- Ptinus corsicus
- Ptinus ellipticus
- Ptinus explanatus
- Ptinus fur – whitemarked spider beetle
- Ptinus gylippus
- Ptinus kiesenwetteri
- Ptinus kruperi
- Ptinus latro
- Ptinus leprieuri
- Ptinus mediterraneus[7]
- Ptinus nigripennis
- Ptinus obesus
- Ptinus perplexus
- Ptinus perrini
- Ptinus phlomidis
- Ptinus pilosus
- Ptinus podolicus
- Ptinus pusillus
- Ptinus reitteri
- Ptinus rufus
- Ptinus spitzyi
- Ptinus subpilosus
- Ptinus tarsalis
- Ptinus timidus
- Ptinus villiger
- Subgenus Tectoptinus
- Ptinus exulans
- Ptinus tectus – Australian spider beetle
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