''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

n region, the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

, the

Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. 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 beetles. 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 ''Ptinus tectus'', often called the Australian spider beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae, or family Anobiidae, subfamily Ptininae. It is a cosmopolitan species (arrived in Europe and the UK from Australia in 1900). It is a pes ...

'' is considered a pest species in Museums and can damage stored objects and collections. Taxa include: Ptinus plagiatus

*Subgenus ''Bruchoptinus'' **'' Ptinus antennatus'' **''

Ptinus biformis ''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider b ...

'' **'' Ptinus brevivittis'' **'' Ptinus femoralis'' **'' Ptinus italicus'' **'' Ptinus ivanensis'' **'' Ptinus palliatus'' **''

Ptinus pellitus ''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider b ...

'' **'' Ptinus rufipes'' **''

Ptinus schatzmayeri ''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider b ...

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Ptinus torretassoi ''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider b ...

'' *Subgenus ''Cyphoderes'' **''

Ptinus bidens ''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider b ...

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Ptinus hirticornis ''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider b ...

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Ptinus japonicus ''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider b ...

'' **'' Ptinus raptor'' **''

Ptinus schlerethi ''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider b ...

'' *Subgenus ''Gynopterus'' **''

Ptinus aubei ''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider b ...

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Ptinus barrosi ''Ptinus'' is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic realm, Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic realm, Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the sub ...

'' **'' 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'' – 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'' *Subgenus ''Tectoptinus'' **'' Ptinus exulans'' **''

'' – Australian spider beetle

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