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Species Niptus hololeucus - Golden Spider Beetle

Niptus hololeucus
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
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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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