Species Niptus hololeucus - Golden Spider Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Bostrichoidea

Family Ptinidae (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)

Subfamily Ptininae (Spider Beetles)

Tribe Ptinini

Genus Niptus

Species hololeucus (Golden Spider Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Niptus hololeucus (Faldermann 1835)

Size

3.0–4.5 mm(1)

Identification

Range

temperate regions worldwide, probably originally from the Black Sea area; across Canada(2)(1)

Habitat

In Canada, mainly warehouses; may be abundant(2)

Remarks

earliest record in our area: QC ~1890(3)

Works Cited

1.	Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.

2.	Beetles associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide Bousquet Y. 1990. Research Branch Agriculture Canada, Publication 1837.

3.	The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia) C.J. Majka. 2007. Zootaxa 1573: 1–38.

Contributed by v belov on 26 December, 2013 - 1:42pm
Last updated 11 January, 2014 - 1:27pm

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