Ptinus tectus
TaxID: 440631
Basic Information
Ptinus tectus
Australian Spider Beetle, Australian spider beetle
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 pest of stored foods and museum specimens. P. tectus Boieldieu, 1856 is the name most often used for this species. Some works still state Ptinus ocellus Brown, 1929.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Ptinidae
Ptinus
tectus
unclassified
Species
nan
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (4 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| China | Quarantine pests | 2021 |
| Japan | Quarantine pests | — |
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
| Peru | Absent | — |
Distribution (17 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Canada | Present | — |
| Germany | Present | — |
| Denmark | Present | — |
| Finland | Present | — |
| France | Present | — |
| United Kingdom | Present | — |
| Iceland | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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