| Niptus ventriculus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ptinidae |
| Genus: | Niptus |
| Species: | N. ventriculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Niptus ventriculus LeConte, 1859 | |
Niptus ventriculus is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
Spider beetles make up the subfamily Ptininae, in the family Ptinidae. There are approximately 70 genera and 600 species in the subfamily, with about 12 genera and 70 species in North America north of Mexico.
Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes spider beetles and deathwatch beetles.
Niptus is a genus of beetle present in the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa.
Niptinus is a genus of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are at least two described species in Niptinus.
Neohedobia is a genus of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There is one described species in Neohedobia, N. texana.
Ptinus latro, the brown spider beetle, is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia.
Mesocoelopus is a genus of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about six described species in Mesocoelopus.
Gnostus is a genus of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There is one described species in Gnostus, G. floridanus.
Ptinus hystrix is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America.
Ptinus verticalis is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America.
Ptinus californicus is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America.
Ptinus bimaculatus is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America.
Ptinus interruptus is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America.
Trigonogenius is a genus of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are five or six described species in Trigonogenius.
Gibbium aequinoctiale, the smooth spider beetle, is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Europe and Northern Asia, Central America, North America, and South America. It has been reported from many parts of the world as Gibbium psylloides.
Ptinus strangulatus is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America.
Ptinus gandolphei is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America.
Sphaericus is a genus of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are more than 30 described species in Sphaericus.
Niptinus ovipennis is a species of spider beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America.
Ptinini is a tribe of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 18 genera and at least 120 described species in Ptinini.