Description
''Niptus hololeucus'' is 3–4.5mm in length. 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. In 1981 an account of an infestation of these beetles was located in a roof void above offices in Rotherham, U.K. This was found to be due to wild pigeons which were nesting within the loft: the beetles and their larvae were feeding upon their waste matter.Distribution
It is a temperate species originating in West Asia but now cosmopolitan. It is widespread across western Europe. A single record was first recorded in Iran in a cave 2014. ''N. hololeucus'' is one of the two species of ''Niptus'' to be found in caves.Gallery
References
Household pest insects Beetles described in 1836 Ptinidae {{Bostrichoidea-stub