Ptinus tectus

Ptinus tectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Bostrichiformia
Superfamily: Bostrichoidea
Family: Ptinidae
Genus: Ptinus
Subgenus: Ptinus (Tectoptinus)
Species: P. tectus
Binomial name
Ptinus tectus
Boieldieu, 1856

Ptinus tectus is a species of beetles in the genus Ptinus of the family Ptinidae,[1] or family Anobiidae, subfamily Ptininae.[2]

Ptinus tectus Boieldieu is the name used for this species outside North America. However, under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the valid name for the Australian spider beetle is Ptinus ocellus Brown, 1929. However many works still state Ptinus tectus as the valid name.

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