Golden spider beetle
The golden spider beetle, Niptus hololeucus, is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae.[1][2]
| Golden spider beetle | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ptinidae |
| Genus: | Niptus |
| Species: | N. hololeucus |
| Binomial name | |
| Niptus hololeucus (Faldermann, 1836) | |
Description
Niptus hololeucus is 3–4.5mm in length.[3] Its body is covered in silky golden hairs and fine scales.
Habitat
Niptus hololeucus may be a pest of a wide variety of cereal based food products.[3]
Distribution
It is a temperate species originating in West Asia but now cosmopolitan. It is widespread across western Europe.[4] A single record was first recorded in Iran in a cave 2014.[5] N. hololeucus is one of the two species of Niptus to be found in caves.[5]
Gallery
- Scanning electron microscope images of Niptus hololeucus
front and below
the claw
front
mouthpart
top front
References
- "Niptus hololeucus (Faldermann, 1835) [Golden Spider Beetle]". NBN. 2012–2013. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
- "Golden spider beetle, Niptus hololeucus". PestWeb. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- "Niptus hololeucus (Falderman, 1836)". 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- Dashan, M.; Sadeghi, S; Bakhshi, Y.; Malek-Hosseini, M.J (2014). "First record and redescription of Niptus hololeucus (Faldermann, 1835) from Kangohar Cave (Coleoptera: Ptinidae)". Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics. 10 (2): 81–85.
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