''Ptinus'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s distributed throughout much of the world, including

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, the

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n region, the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. It is a member of the subfamily

Ptininae Spider beetles make up the subfamily Ptininae, in the family Ptinidae. There are approximately 70 genera and 600 species in the subfamily, with about 12 genera and 70 species in North America north of Mexico. Spider beetles have round bodies wi ...

, the

spider beetle Spider beetles make up the subfamily Ptininae, in the family Ptinidae. There are approximately 70 genera and 600 species in the subfamily, with about 12 genera and 70 species in North America north of Mexico. Spider beetles have round bodies wi ...

s. About 24 species have been found associated with stored food products in various parts of the world.Mound,L. 1989. ''Common Insect Pests of Stored Food Products: A Guide to their Identification'', British Museum (Natural History) Economic Series No. 15, London: British Museum, 37. Both adults and larvae feed on grain, dried fruit, spices and other dried foodstuffs. The species '' Ptinus tectus'' is considered a pest species in

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s and can damage stored objects and collections. Taxa include: Ptinus plagiatus

*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'' **'' Ptinus crassicornis'' **'' Ptinus dubius'' **'' Ptinus hispaniolaensis'' **'' Ptinus paulonotatus'' **'' Ptinus pyrenaeus'' **'' Ptinus salvatori'' **''

Ptinus sexpunctatus ''Ptinus sexpunctatus'' is a species of beetles in the genus '' Ptinus'' of the family Ptinidae.Majka, C.G., Philips, T.K., and Sheffield, C. 2007. "''Ptinus sexpunctatus'' Panzer (Coleoptera: Anobiidae, Ptininae) recently recorded in North Amer ...

'' **'' 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 ''Ptinus fur'', the white marked spider beetle, is a species of spider beetle in the genus ''Ptinus'' (family Ptinidae), with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Description Adults are morphologically similar to other spider beetle species, not ...

'' – whitemarked spider beetle **'' Ptinus gylippus'' **'' Ptinus kiesenwetteri'' **'' Ptinus kruperi'' **'' Ptinus latro'' **'' Ptinus leprieuri'' **'' Ptinus mediterraneus''Borowski, J. (2008)
New species of ''Ptinus'' s. str. from Sardinia and adjacent islands (Coeleoptera: Ptinidae).
Studies and reports of District Museum Prague – East Taxonomical Series 4(1-2) 1-4. **'' 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 ''Ptinus villiger'' is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes ...

'' *Subgenus ''Tectoptinus'' **'' Ptinus exulans'' **'' Ptinus tectus'' – Australian spider beetle

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