Golden spider beetle
| 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 | |
The golden spider beetle, Niptus hololeucus, is a species of Spider beetle (subfamily Ptinidae) in the family Anobiidae.[1]
Description
N. hololeucus is 3-4.5mm in length.[2] Its body is covered in silky golden hairs and fine scales.
Habitat
N. hololeucus may be a pest of a wide variety of cereal based food products.[2]
Distribution
It is a temperate species originating in West Asia but now cosmopolitan. It is widespread across western Europe.[3] A single record was first recorded in Iran in a cave 2014.[4] N. hololeucus is one of the two species of Niptus to be found in caves.[4]
Gallery
| Scanning electron microscope images of Niptus hololeucus | ||||||||||
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References
- ↑ "Niptus hololeucus (Faldermann, 1835) [Golden Spider Beetle]". NBN. 2012–2013. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- 1 2 "Golden spider beetle, Niptus hololeucus". PestWeb. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "Niptus hololeucus (Falderman, 1836)". 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- 1 2 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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