Ptinus fur

Ptinus fur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Anobiidae
Genus: Ptinus
Subgenus: Ptinus (Ptinus)
Species: P. fur
Binomial name
Ptinus fur
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Ptinus fur, the whitemarked spider beetle, is a species of spider beetle in the genus Ptinus (family Anobiidae), with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution.[1] Adults are red-brown with yellow hairs, and 2.0–4.3 millimetres (0.08–0.17 in) long. The prothorax is densely covered with pale hairs, while the elytra bear some patches of white scales.[1] It is a pest of stored foods.

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