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The golden spider beetle, Niptus hololeucus, is a small beetle in the family Ptinidae. Its rounded body is covered with fine golden hairs, giving the species its common name. It is associated with stored food, animal products, textiles, and accumulations of organic material in buildings, where larva...

Spider beetles are small beetles in the family Ptinidae, including species in the genus Ptinus. They have rounded bodies and long legs, so their appearance can cause them to be mistaken for spiders, although they are insects with six legs. Several species are associated with stored products and may...

The Australian Spider Beetle (Ptinus tectus) is a small beetle native to Australasia and a member of the family Ptinidae. It has become widely distributed beyond its original range and is treated as a pest of stored products and other materials kept in buildings. Infestations may affect food stores,...

The drugstore beetle, Stegobium paniceum, is a small brown beetle whose larvae infest stored products. It can develop in dried foods, spices, drugs and pharmaceutical materials, books, herbarium specimens, and other goods, making it a concern in homes, warehouses, libraries, and museums. The species...

The cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne) is a small, reddish-brown stored-product beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found worldwide, especially where dried tobacco is stored, and its larvae feed on tobacco and many pantry materials, including flour, cereals, spices, dried fruit, coffee, cocoa...

The furniture beetle, Anobium punctatum, is a small wood-boring beetle often called woodworm. Its larvae tunnel through seasoned wood and can damage furniture, floorboards, roof timbers, joists, and other joinery; adults emerge through round holes about 1.5-2 mm wide and do not feed. The species is...